Memorabilia History

The “Unicorn Flaps” of Tomo Chi-Chi Lodge

The “Unicorn Flaps” of Tomo Chi-Chi Lodge When I joined Patch-L in 2007, I had a lot of requests to help people fill their needs in their collections. One popular request was the S28, S29, and the S30. The more I looked into it, the more I realized I had never seen these flaps. This is why I am calling them the …Read More



Tomo Chi-Chi 119 Dixie Host Service Flaps

Tomo Chi-Chi 119 Dixie Host Service Flaps The 2007 Dixie host flaps (designed to match the current CSP at the time) didn’t come in until well after the event, if I recall correctly, the first ones (S36) arrived in the mail around the early part of that summer, while S37 and S38 were given out at the Annual Meeting that fall. There …Read More



Tomo Chi-Chi 119 Dixie Fellowship Early Registration Ghost Patch

Tomo Chi-Chi 119 Dixie Fellowship Early Registration Ghost Patch Many lodges have yearly themes which have shown through the patches that they make in that given year. Tomo Chi-Chi (119) chose to do that as well, with the theme of ‘Robin Hood’ to start at the Annual Meeting (eX2010?) in the fall, and carrying all the way to our conclave, Dixie (SR5), in the …Read More



Purple People Eaters from Savannah GA

Purple People Eaters from Savannah GA At one of the Dixie Fellowships in the mid 1980’s, Tomo Chi-Chi’s theme was “Tomo Chi-Chi is grape!” or “purple people eater” or something along those lines. Johnny Odom and Pete Mastopoulos would know more. Two of the elected youth at the time, Johnny Odom and Robert Hadwin, hand silk screened and cut purple pieces …Read More



Tomo Chi-Chi Lodge 119 Teepee Patch X1

Tomo Chi-Chi Lodge 119 Teepee Patch X1 The X-1 “Tepee Patch” was the first patch made available to members of Tomo Chi-Chi Lodge. Legend goes that…. The emblem is made in the design of an Indian tepee symbolizing that our order is based on the legend that surrounds the Native American Indian. The open door and the plume of smoke coming out …Read More



The Most Beautiful Swiss Patch From Tomo Chi-Chi 119

The Most Beautiful Swiss Patch From Tomo Chi-Chi 119 The Tomo Chi-Chi Lodge 119-R2 is, in my opinion, one of the nicest examples of Swiss embroidery from 119. I might be a little biased, as I was just a Cub Scout when these patches were issued to my dad and older brothers, and I didn’t get my hands on one (and corresponding flap) until …Read More