A must have for any OA ceremonialist
or person interested in the beginnings of the Order of the Arrow
Here are the details:
· The book is in 8.5 x 11 Soft Cover format
· Over 400 pages
The Contents:
· Copies of all ceremonies from 1916 to 1948 that are known to exist – Ordeal, Brotherhood, Vigil
· Chapters on Ordeal, Brotherhood, Vigil, Local Lodge Manuals, Constitution/By-Laws, Handbooks, Membership Cards and Sashes up to 1948
· Checklists of all Ceremony pamphlets, all Lodge Manuals, all Constitutions/By-Laws, all handbooks, all membership cards, and all sashes
· Copies of all resource documents used in the research and documentation
· Many, many detailed pictures
Del Loder, a member of the National Order of the Arrow Committee, has written a beautiful introduction for the book. Del was fortunate to know and be a friend of E. Urner Goodman. He also worked many years as the Chairman of the Ceremonies Committee that had responsibility in the area of rituals and ceremonies.
Hard Cover edition.