New York OA Trader

The second in the series on Neckerchief slides comes from Chappegat Lodge #15. This one is a plastic bolo slide approximately 75mm tall by 65mm wide. It celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Chappegat Lodge in 1948 and uses the same design as the L1 (which by the way, is still a need of mine). The plastic is a flourescent pink color with a white design.

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John Tegtmeier recently pointed out a discrepancy in the Blue Book listings regarding the Chappegat Lodge #15 L2. The scan has been adjusted to better show the detail, the ink color is a fluorescent orange and the leather is more of an off-white, although it may be aging.

As John rightly points out, Chappegat merged with Hanigus #47 in 1957 to form Mide #15. It would be difficult for Chappegat Lodge to issue a neckerchief slide for the 1958 NOAC the year after it merged.

While it would have been possible for the Lodge to have issued the slide in late 1957 prior to the merger for those members who had signed up for the 1958 NOAC; it is not the most likely scenario.

Both Hanigus and Chappegat were chapters of Mide Lodge and were known to have issued chapter items while part of Mide.

The most likely explanation is that the slide was issued by Chappegat Chapter of Mide Lodge as was the Chappegat Chapter eN1958. Image used with permission of http://www.oaimages.com/.

My inclination is to move the listing from Chappegat #15 to Mide #15 as a Chapter issue. Does anyone know the true story?

I was recently questioned regarding the Chappegat Lodge #15 YA1 which appeared on our favorite auction site. This was a recent addition to the Blue Book (6th Edition) and not one of my edits. It was not in the earlier editions of the Blue Book nor can I find listings in Arapaho, The Order of the Arrow in New York State nor in Bob Connors NY listings.

As you likely know, the Y category is somewhat of a catch-all, placeholder category until more definitive information can be obtained.

Two of the major traders from Ktemaque #15 one of the successor lodges to Chappegat are scratching their collective heads as no one can remember seeing this piece before.

Does anyone lese know the story behind this patch or have one in their collection?

Another Variation of the Basic N4 design from Chappegat Lodge #15 has been uncovered. This version N5.4 has White, Yellow, Green and Brown Embroidery.

Blue Book Style Stats:
N5.4 WHT R RED YEL - EMB; same design as N4 but BRN, YEL, GRN & WHT EMB