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Figure 8 – Chappegat Lodge neckerchiefs N2 and N3.Figure 9 – Chappegat Lodge neckerchiefs N4 and N5.Figure 10 – Chappegat Lodge neckerchiefs N5.1 andN5.2tingent items. Unfortunately,if theneckerchief lacks commemorativemarkings,its use is often lost. AlthoughThe Blue Bookattempts to note all contingentneckerchiefs,those lacking commemorativemarkingsgenerally were notlisted as such. Also itwas not uncommon forthe same neckerchief tobe used for years at multipleevents beforebeing retired.Chappegat did, however,issue severalcommemorative contingentneckerchiefs forwear at a single function.The first contingentneckerchief issued byChappegat Lodge was ablock print neckerchieffor their contingent tothe 1949 Area 2A Fellowshiphosted byMan-A-Hattin Lodge82 (Fig. 11). This neckerchiefis white with redprinting. Even thoughthis neckerchief was issuedfor a sectionconclave and features adate, it will be listed inthe next edition of TheBlue Book because itwas issued as a contingent item not foruse by other lodges.In 1952 Chappegat issued a neckerchieffor their contingent to the NationalOrder of the Arrow Conference held atMiami University, Oxford, Ohio (Fig. 12).This NOAC neckerchief is one of the earliestexamples of a neckerchief issued fora NOAC contingent. It is a purple neckerchiefwith white silk-screening and a whitesatin ribbon border. It was issued one percontingent member.In 1953 Chappegat issued a pair ofNeckerchiefs for the Area 2A fellowshipthat they hosted (Fig. 13). The neckerchiefissued for all attendees of the conferenceis on white cotton with blue silk-screeningand a red braided ribbon inner border.The neckerchief issued only to host lodgemembers is orange with dark green silkscreeningand will be listed as N7 in TheBlue Book, second edition.The second to last neckerchief issuedby Chappegat prior to merging withHanigus Lodge 47 was the “‘Buzzy’ thebusy beaver” issue (Fig.12). This neckerchiefwas made on yellow cotton with redsatin border and red silk-screening.The last neckerchief of the lodge wasmade to observe the demise of the lodge.It was issued at the final reunion held atCamp Siwanoy in 1958 and also markedthe Lodge’s 35 th anniversary. (Fig. 14)The most extraordinary neckerchiefissued in Westchester County was theTahawus Lodge 32 neckerchief. The issueis special because it is the only pieceof insignia ever issued by the lodge. Becauseof this uniqueness, and its scarcityFigure 11 – Chappegat Lodge 1949contingent neckerchief.Journal of The American Scouting Historical SocietyFigure 12 – Chappegat Lodge contingent neckerchiefsfrom the 1950’s.11