The Wulamoc

"He who speaks Truly"

September, 1996

Editor: Chris FlipseChief: Neville Austin II
 Conclave in the loop

As many of you already know, the next section Conclave is slated to be hosted by Octoraro Lodge. At the current point in time, we have a committee busily planning one of the greatest conclaves ever to be seen by Section NE-4B.

Octoraro will be sending a contingent to this conclave, though it most likely will not be our normal recordbreaking numbers, since many of our brothers will be working as staff for the weekend. Staff members are selected by the conclave planning committee, based on their particular expertise, but if you are interested in attending as a delegate to next year's conclave, contact Clee or Kyle Brun at (610)347-2282.

Lodge dance team

Recently, the lodge has officially sanctioned the formation of a Lodge Dance Team. If you are interested in Indian lore, crafts or dancing, this may be for you. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Lodge Dance team, talk to Chris Flipse during the weekend, or call him at (610)524-1273.
Visit the Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is always looking for devoted brothers to attend its meetings. If you don't already know, the executive committee is the heart of the Lodge. All major decisions are run past the Executive Committee, making it the best place to be if you want to find out what's going on with the Lodge.

If you're interested in attending, the Executive Committee will be meeting at 4:00 this Saturday. Any and all brothers are welcome to attend.

The Chief's Bonnet

Brothers,

It is with great joy that I welcome you to our fall fellowship weekend.

I hope that you take part in some of the afternoon activities that we have planned for you.

If you are unaware, Octoraro has been selected to host the 1997 Conclave at Horseshoe Scout Reservation. The officers and I have selected A.J. DiAntonio as the Conclave Committee Chairman, and Bob Matje Jr. as his advisor for this special event. I hope that under their guidance we can make this the best conclave ever.
Yours in Brotherhood,


Neville Austin II

Chief, Octoraro 22

1996 Conclave

In June, over 90 Octoraro brothers traveled to Delmont Lodges' Ressica Falls Camp to attend the 1996 Section NE4B Conclave. This was to be the last big even hosted by Delmont Lodge #43, as they have merged with Unami #1. Fine weather, great fellowship and good food made for a great weekend. Delegates attended training sessions, traded patches, and attended Native American dance and regalia demonstrations throughout the weekend.

Our lodge Brotherhood ceremony team once again took first place in the competition, as did individual members A.J. DiAntonio, Kyle Christensen and Stick Smith. The Octoraro Geese volleyball team, made up of Bob Matjie , Kyle, Clee and Steve Brun crushed all comers. Our own Stick Smith was elected as Section Vice-Chief.

All delegates enjoyed themselves at an OA weekend that involved no work crews! Special thanks to G. Erne Heegard and Troop #76 for providing the bus transportation, and to Tom Savoy for heading up the Fellowship Feast Food Preparation crew.

NOAC '96:

The University of Indiana in Bloomington, Indians was the site of this year's National

Order of the Arrow Conference in August. Seventeen brothers from Octoraro attended this spectacular event hat featured intense training sessions, patch trading, nightly shows, patch trading, a Founders Day celebration, patch trading, Indian dancing, sports competition, patch trading, and free time, and the trading of patches during your free time. Delegates had the chance to meet the National Chief and Vice Chief, Miss Teenage America, and talk with other National and Regional Officers.

The NOAC National basketball team competition was won by a join team effort of Delmont, Unami (our section chief, Mike McCrea) and Octoraro, with Stick Smith and John Boldin leading the way. Chris Flipse and Jeff Balmat share the honor of being the first delegates from Octoraro to ever compete in the individual Native American Dance competition.

The seventeen delegates who attended the NOAC were: Tom Badman, Jeff Balmat, John Boldin, Clee Brun, Kyle Brun, Kyle Christensen, Nick Constant, Charlie Fisher, Chris Flipse, Bob C. Hinderliter, Brett Montich, Jim Montich, A.J. Patton, Mike Patton, Dick Patton, Scott Salvatore, and Richard "Stick" Smith.