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Potomac Council (757)
Cumberland, MD
Lodge Data
Chartered: 1959
Lodge Totem: Buck
Name Translation: Deer (plural)  (Natick)
Changes: (none)
2007 Membership+: 159

+Sum of predecessor lodges' membership for new lodges. GNYC lodges' membership numbers are total for all GNYC lodges.


 

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Lodge Issues
C1 LBL  WHT   AR; deer head; RED "540"; (1974) (Like C1?, without arrow) 
C1.5 DRD  MAR   Arrowhead; WHT W's & NOAC86; BLK 540; SPC 9   
C2 BLK  BEG BLK BLK AR; deer head; BLK "540"; SPC type 10; (1992)   
C3 BRN  BEG BLK BLK AR; deer head; BLK "540"; SPC type 10; (1992)   
F1 RED R BLU RED  FF; (1959)   
F2a RED R DGR RED  TLM; LB; DBR deer; F R/E; gauze back(1963)   
F2b RED R DGR RED  TLR; ; DBR deer; Reg. R/E; glue back(1963)   
F3a DRD R GRN DRD   NT; BRN deer; (1968)   
F3b DRD R GRN DRD   NT; DBR deer; (1968)   
F3          
J1 RED R GRN YEL  keyhole shape; GRN twill BKG; (1980)   
J2 RED R M/C DYL DYL BSA; keyhole shape   
J3 RED R M/C RED RED keyhole shape; 2 FDL; 1988   
J4?        (cut out shape of lodge number superimposed over arrow) 
N1 GRY  GRY RED  QC w/ "BROTHERHOOD, SERVICE" EMB on GRY; (1965)   
N2           EMB arrow on lg. DYL FDL; (1971)   
N3 BLK P LBL BLU RED SSC old OA logo w/ lodge name; BSA   
N4 BRN P TAN RED   SSC of stag head; RED "540"   
N5   BLU RED YEL EMB; FDL; First Flap design   
R1 BLK R DYL GRN  40th ANN   
R2 BLU R DYL GRN  40th ANN   
R3 GRN R DYL GRN  40th ANN   
R4 RED R DYL GRN  40th ANN   
R5 WHT R DYL GRN  40th ANN   
R6 YEL R M/C BLK  Camp Potomac 50th ANN   
S1a RED R M/C ROR  A.R.; OLV grass;; LOR details in clouds; LB(1961)   
S1b RED R M/C ROR  LOV/PGR grass   
S1          
S2a ROR R M/C ROR   A.L.; LOL/PGR grass; LB; MVE--BRN outline stitch; (1962)   
S2b ROR R M/C ORG   A.L.; LOL/PGR grass; LB; MVE--BRN outline stitch; (1962)   
S2          
S3 DRD R M/C RED  A.R.; PGR grass; poor deer outline; YEL details in clouds; (1964)   
S4 RED R M/C RED   A.L.   
S5a DBL R WHT RED  LBR deer & antlers; (1971)   
S5b DBL R WHT RED  BRN deer & antlers   
S5c DBL R WHT RED  DBR deer & antlers   
S6a RED R WHT RED  BRN deer & antlers; (1974)   
S6b RED R WHT RED  DBR deer & antlers   
S7a RED R M/C RED RED FDL; 75 mm name; 91 mm arrow; CB; LB   
S7b RED R M/C RED RED PB   
S8 RED R M/C BLK BLK 20th ANN; "1959 1979"; FDL   
S9a RED R LBL BLK RED no outline antler; 43 mm AHTUHQUOG: FDL; (1981)   
S9b RED R LBL BLK RED 40 mm AHTUHQUOG:; thick FDL; (1982)   
S10 GMY R LBL BLK RED no outline antler; 40 mm AHTUHQUOG: FDL; (1982)   
S11 DBR R DGR RED DBR 25th ANN; "1959 1984"; FDL   
S12 RED R M/C RED RED SS; silky Taiwan EMB; (1984)   
S13 LGY R M/C RED RED SS; silky Taiwan EMB; (1984); (25th ANN)   
S14a RED R M/C RED RED BLU sky; 14 mm RED; FDL; CD; CB(1985)   
S14b RED R M/C RED RED LBL sky; CD; CB; 8mm belly; tags to W's (1987)   
S14c RED R M/C RED RED BBL sky   
S14d RED R M/C RED RED LBL sky; CD; CB; 6mm belly; no tags to W's   
S15a RED R BLU BLK RED BLK outline antler; 45 mm AHTUHQUOG; FDL; (1985)   
S15b RED R BLU BLK RED 48 mm AHTUHQUOG; (1986)   
S16 WHT R LBL BLK RED 30th ANN; "1959-1989"; FDL; CD; CB; MVE   
S17 RED R M/C RED RED FDL; 72 mm name; 86 mm arrow; PB; (1990)   
S18 BLK R LBL RED RED 75thOA; FDL; (1991)   
S19 DGR R M/C RED WHT RED/WHT OA Native American logo; DGR "WWW"; FDL; (1993)   
S20 BLK R M/C SMY SMY 35th ANN; "1959-1994"; BSA   
S21 SMY R M/C SMY SMY 35th ANN; "1959-1994"; BSA   
S22 RED R RED WHT RED 40th ANN; FDL   
S23 GMY R RED WHT RED 40th ANN; FDL (GMY border; error in Blue Book) 
S24 GRN R RED WHT RED 40th ANN; FDL   
S25 DYL R M/C BLK RED FDL; Camp Potomac 50th ANN   
S26 GRN R GRN GRN GRN FDL; ghost   
S27 YEL R YEL YEL YEL FDL; ghost   
S28?        (2006 NE-4B Conclave Host) 
S29?        (RED border, M/C bkgd; 2007 Trader) 
S30?        (RED border, YEL bkgd) 
S31?        (Conclave 2008) 
X1 RED R WHT MAR BRN odd DIA shape; "SERVICE AWARD"; 2 FDL; (1983)   
X2 RED R BLU     TRI segment; WHT "250"; (1987)   
X3 RED R BLU     TRI segment; WHT "350"; (1987)   
X4 RED R BLU     TRI segment; WHT "450"; (1987)   
X5 RED R M/C YEL YEL FDL; 1959-2004; CHEVRON   
 
YC1 DRD   MAR     Like C1.5; top part of flame YEL; SPC 9   
ZF1 RED C BBL RED  Modern Asian fake of F1 (modern CD fake) 

Lodge Event Patches
(Listings from the current edition of Blue Book. Please send information on unlisted issues to this lodge's regional editor.)
eR1965 DYL R NBL DYL  (Undated)"O-A-REE"   
eR1966 DYL R NBL DYL   O-A-REE; hand embroidered "2"   
eR1967 DYL R NBL DYL  O-A-REE; hand embroidered "3"   
eR1980 BLK R LBL WHT  Winter Fellowship   
eR1981 BLK R LBL WHT  Winter Fellowship; hand embroidered "II"   
eR1982 BLK R LBL WHT  Winter Fellowship; hand embroidered "III"   
eR1983 BLK R LBL WHT  Winter Fellowship; embroidered "IV"   
eR1986 DYL R LGR RED  Spring Fellowship   
eR1987-1 BLK R LGR RED GMY FDL; "Lodge Function" (bowling tournament)   
eR1987-2 WHT R LGR DYL GMY FDL; "Lodge Function" (winter fellowship)   
eR1987-3 GRN R LGR DYL GMY FDL; "Lodge Function" (spring fellowship)   
eR1987-4 ORG R LGR DYL GMY FDL; "Lodge Function" (fall fellowship)   
Data for 88 patches from this lodge and type(s) are shown above.

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