Staten Island Boy Scouts Aquehongian Lodge celebrates 75 years

The Staten Island Advance had an article on the final Aquehongian Lodge #112 Banquet. One of the last events for Aquehongian Lodge prior to the Five GNYC Lodges merger into Kintekoying Lodge #4 next month.

The end of an important 75-year piece of Boy Scouting history on Staten Island was marked Saturday in the Staaten, West Brighton.

Aquehongian Lodge 112 of the Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America, celebrated both its 75th anniversary and the end of its tenure as a full, independent lodge.

At the Banquet, two final flaps were issued. The first is shown here:

Aquehongian Lodge #112 75th Anniversary & Death Flap S41
Aquehongian Lodge #112 75th Anniversary & Death Flap S41

The stats for this one are:
S41 SMY R M/C M/C DBL FDL; Name Red outlined Blk; WHT WWW, 1938-2013

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“[T]he unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.” –Tench Coxe

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