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1973 Section W4B Conclave

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)


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Last updated: July 16, 2024 at 13:42 pm

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