The 1973 Section W4B Conclave was the first conference after the 1973 BSA Realignment. While the organization changed from Area 12-A to Section W4B, there weren’t a lot of practical changes to the event. Dan Reaser was the first Chief of Section W4B.
Wiatava Lodge # 13 was created in January 1973 from the merger of Ahwahnee Lodge # 430 and San Gorgonio Lodge # 298.
While the Councils affiliated with Tahquitz Lodge # 127 and Wisumahi Lodge # 478 had formed a new Council on January 1, 1973, the Lodges were not quite ready to merge. It was announced at the Conclave that the new merged Lodge would be called Cahuilla Lodge # 127.
This was the only Section Conclave with A-tsa Lodge # 380 as the Service Lodge. The Lodge would be absorbed by Cahuilla Lodge in 1974. Steve Miller was the Service Lodge Chief.
The theme for the Conclave was “Weld Tightly Every Link.” In April, the patches were delivered, and it was discovered that the manufacturer had accidentally put “Weld Every Link Tightly” on the patch. Because of the timing to the event, the mistake was retained.
1972 – 1973 Leadership
Dan Reaser
Area / Section Chief
Michael Cheley
Deputy Area / Section Vice-Chief
1973 Area (Section) Chiefs: Charles Wisdom (Wiatava), Steve Miller (A-tsa), Ken DeWitt (Wisumahi), Bob Wilson (Navajo), Jeff Ferris (Ashie). Not Pictured: Pete Alliwson (Tribe of Tahquitz), Jon Nelson (Tahquitz), John Filer (Pang)
Event Information
Date: April 27 – 29, 1973
Location: Redlands High School, Redlands, California
Service Lodge: A-tsa Lodge # 380
Articles
Section W4B Pages
- Section W4B Attendance
- Section W4B Awards
- Section W4B Conclaves
- 1973 Section W4B Conclave
- 1974 Section W4B Conclave
- 1975 Section W4B Conclave
- 1976 Section W4B Conclave
- 1977 Section W4B Conclave
- 1978 Section W4B Conclave
- 1979 Section W4B Conclave
- 1980 Section W4B Conclave
- 1981 Section W4B Conclave
- 1982 Section W4B Conclave
- 1983 Area 4 Conclave
- 1984 Section W4B Conclave
- 1985 Section W4B Conclave
- 1986 Section W4B Conclave
- 1987 Section W4B Conclave
- 1988 Section W4B Conclave
- 1989 Section W4B Conclave
- 1990 Area 4 Conclave
- 1991 Section W4B Conclave
- 1992 Section W4B Conclave
- 1993 Section W4B Conclave
- 1994 Section W4B Conclave
- 1995 Section W4B Conclave
- 1996 Section W4B Conclave
- 1997 Section W4B Conclave
- 1998 Section W4B Conclave
- 1999 Section W4B Conclave
- 2000 Section W4B Conclave
- 2001 Section W4B Conclave
- 2002 Section W4B Conclave
- 2003 Section W4B Conclave
- 2004 Section W4B Conclave
- 2005 Section W4B Conclave
- 2006 Section W4B Conclave
- 2007 Section W4B Conclave
- 2008 Section W4B Conclave
- Section W4B Leadership
- Section W4B Lodges
- Section W4B Patches