Chapter IV Wincheck Lodge

The is a very old and traditional Boy council with its roots dating all the way back to 1910. Surprisingly, the did not make its way to the Rhode Island council until 1958. Prior to 1958, the council had its own camper , the Wincheck Indians. Founded in 1922, the Wincheck Indians was similar to the Order of the Arrow but designed by then Scout Executive J. Harold Williams as a way to recognize young men camping and on staff at Camp Yawgoog. These sorts of honor camping societies were not uncommon at the time. The Tribe of Mick-O-Say and Nikiwigi Indians are other examples of like organizations that either pre-date the OA or simply were their council’s respective honor camping societies.

The Narragansett Council flirted with adopting the OA as early as 1952. The OA had been adopted as the official camping honor society of the in 1948. Scout Executive John C. Norsk of Springfield, MA and former National President of the OA; Ray Moran, Area OA leader for New England; and Glenn Beck, Deputy Regional Executive, all visited Yawgoog in 1952 to discuss the adoption of the program. Members of the Narragansett Council professional staff, Micarelli and Murray, along with Wincheck Indian leaders, Ken Maymon, Malcom Salter and Frank Toste, were all granted permission to attend the 1952 National Order of the Arrow Conference in Oxford, Ohio as observers and then return to give their recommendation to the council. The group returned to report that they did not feel the Order of the Arrow program was compelling enough to replace their Wincheck Indian tradition. It would not be until 1955 and the addition of a new member of the council professional staff that the topic would be considered again.

Norman C. Wood joined the staff of the Narragansett Council in 1955. Among other things, Norm had previously served as the first national director of the Order of the Arrow. Norm had been active as a Scout and Arrowman in Springfield, MA as a youth and had a long and active background in the OA. We can only assume that Norm started advocating for the program right from the get go. He would have recognized the strong tradition of the Wincheck Indians within the council but would have also realized that the OA was now a national program and the Narragansett Council needed to get on board.

By1957, the topic of the OA was being re-visited. A committee of Wincheck Indians was formed to investigate adopting the national program. Norm Camp, John Reisert, Al Gaudet and Rod McGarry all participated on the committee. The group met all winter to develop an implementation plan. They visited lodges in Springfield, MA, Boston, MA and Mendon, NJ. Norm Wood served as adviser to the group and the strongest advocate for adoption of the program. On the recommendation of the Chiefs of the Wincheck Indians, the Narragansett Council Executive Board voted on May 15, 1958 to give-up the Wincheck Indians and apply for a charter to start the Wincheck Lodge #534 with the bear as its totem. Figure 1 Norman C. Wood The summer of 1958 was to be the kickoff of the OA in the Narragansett Council. John Reisert of Troop 2 East Greenwich was appointed to serve as the first Chief of the Lodge and to oversee inductions that first summer. Elections would be held each week of summer camp for any Troop with Scouts meeting the requirements to join the Order. Additionally, during the summer of 1958 only, all members of the Wincheck Indians were allowed to convert to the OA, foregoing the 24-hour ordeal and simply participating in the ordeal ceremony.

The summer of 1958 was principally one of education and conversion ceremonies. The first official meeting of the Wincheck Lodge was held on November 15, 1958 at the Providence Public Library. Eighty-five newly inducted members of the Lodge were in attendance. Elections were held for Lodge office and C. Robert Morris, an Eagle Scout from Troop 1 Barrington, was elected Chief of the Lodge. Norm Camp was elected Vice Chief, Tom Gibney, an Eagle Scout from Troop 10 Westerly, was elected Secretary and Roger Smith of Troop 1 Arnold Mills was elected Treasurer. All four young men were seasoned members of the Yawgoog staff. William W. McLeod, a member of the council’s camping and activities committee, was named Lodge Lay Adviser and Norm Wood would serve as Lodge Staff Adviser. The group agreed to pick up the mantle of camp promotions and agreed to visit every troop in the council and show the new Yawgoog promotional film.

Bob Morris, the first elected chief of the Lodge, had a background in the Order of the Arrow. Prior to moving to Barrington, RI he had lived in Massachusetts and served on staff at Camp Sachem were he had been a charter member of the Menetomi Lodge. His background placed him in a unique position to support the development of the OA in the Narragansett Council, including serving as a ceremonialist during the summer 1958 conversions. He would

Figure 2 Lodge Chief, Bob Morris play Meteu each week that summer. Bob and his good friend and fellow Troop 1 Barrington Eagle Scout, Jan Spieczny would be the driving forces behind the OA program at Yawgoog in it’s sophomore year of 1959.

1959 was a significant year in the growth and development of Wincheck Lodge. Arrowmen parked cars every Sunday for the dress parade and distributed Jubilee folders to adult visitors during the parades. Two lodge ceremony teams conducted nine ordeal ceremonies that summer. Staff men Jan Spieczny, Tim Brennan, Paul Francis, Phil Francis, Bill Sherman, Roger LaFontaine and Bruce Charbonneau assisted Lodge Chief Bob Morris that summer in delivering the OA program. Mike Dziob served as ordealmaster. Their fellow Scouts that summer elected a total of 156 candidates for the ordeal. A highlight of the 1959 season was the first brotherhood inductions in the Lodge. Two ceremonies were held and 68 members were elevated to brotherhood membership. Norm Wood, Gus Bosio, Bob Morris, Jan Spieczny, Terry Richmond and Phil Francis officiated over these ceremonies. Following the final brotherhood ceremony a

Figure 3 Jan Spieczny special social hour was held for all in attendance. Finally, the Lodge received great praise for its camp promotion efforts, making 1959 the largest season in the history of Camp Yawgoog.

Tom Gibney was elected Lodge Chief for 1960. Tom was a charter member of the Lodge, converting from Wincheck Indians in 1958 and serving as the Lodge’s first secretary. Tom served on the Yawgoog staff from 1958 to 1965 and was the Three Point waterfront director. Lodge members served as color bearers for dress parade ceremonies and the Lodge gave $250 to the Golden Jubilee Fund for the construction of an information center just off the Tim O’Neil Field at Yawgoog. New regalia were constructed for the 1960 season and Chief Gibney, Tim Brennan, Phil Francis and

Figure 4 Lodge Chief, Tom Gibney Paul Francis conducted nine ordeal ceremonies. Roger Ellis served as ordealmaster. A total of 204 Scouts were elected to the Order by their peers and 27 Arrowmen were elevated to the brotherhood in a ceremony conducted by Tom Gibney, Gerald Schneider, Paul and Phil Francis. The first Wincheck Lodge Father and Son Banquet was held on December 29th at Johnson’s Hummocks in Providence. The keynote speaker that evening was E. Urner Goodman, Founder of the Order of the Arrow. Likely this special guest was made possible through the contacts of Norm Wood. Finally, Tom Gibney was re-elected Lodge Chief that evening to serve a second term in 1961.

Figure 5 From left: Tim Brennan, Phil Francis, Paul Francis, Tom Gibney 1961 passed with great success and Horace G. Hamor, Jr. was elected Lodge Chief for 1962. Stephen D. Weissman was elected Vice Chief, David Snowden was elected Secretary and James T.M. Pearson was elected Treasurer. Eight ordeal and two brotherhood ceremonies were held for the season. These ceremonies resulted in the induction of 307 ordeal members and 50 brotherhood members. The lodge finished the year with 654 members. Finally, a lodge neckerchief was introduced during the summer session and the Lodge started operating on a chapter model aligned with the council’s districts.

The Lodge nominating committee presented the following slate for election for 1963. Fred Schultz, an Eagle Scout from Troop 4 Barrington, a brotherhood member, editor of the Bear Call, the Lodge newsletter and a Yawgoog staffman was nominated for Lodge Chief. Elliot Stone of Troop 17 Providence and William Ide of Troop 5 Norwood were proposed as Vice Chiefs. David Snowden of Troop 22 Providence was nominated for re-election as Lodge Secretary and James T.M. Pearson, III from Newport was proposed for re-election as Lodge Treasurer. Additionally, the Lodge Executive Committee decided that there should be four members at large selected for 1963: Mike Turillo of Troop 12 Cranston, Allan Johnston of Troop 1 North Seekonk , Richard St. Onge of Troop 66 Garden City and Al Marcantonio of Troop 95 Warwick. All of these candidates were elected for 1963.

Lodge Chief Schultz was to lead the Lodge through one of its most significant years. First and foremost, the Lodge hosted the Area Conference at Camp Yawgoog June 21st-23rd prior to the opening of camp. Twenty-four separate Lodges from across New England with a total attendance of 375 members converged on Yawgoog for the weekend. Months and months of planning and preparation went into making sure the event was a resounding success. Elliot Stone served as chairman of the conference. Figure 6 Lodge Chief, Fred Schultz

Beyond the Area Conference, the Lodge took upon itself the monumental task of re- building the many bridges that made up the extensive trail system at Camp Yawgoog. In addition to the bridges, Lodge members opened up the existing trails and cut new ones. The Lodge sent a contingent to the 1963 National Conference at the University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana. Norm Wood drove a group out that included Fred Schultz and Mike Turillo. Finally, the Lodge ceremonial grounds were completely rebuilt and welcomed some 350 Scouts and 40 Scouters for various ceremonies throughout the summer. Don Driscoll became Lodge Lay Adviser.

Fred Schultz was re-elected Lodge Chief for 1964. That January, the Lodge appropriated $350 as the final payment towards its $1,800 commitment to complete the welcome center off Tim O’Neil Field. An OA Camping Conservation Weekend was held June 5-7th at Yawgoog. The event was organized by Mike Turillo and Rod McGarry and Arrowmen present were able to finish the landscaping around the new information center and Golden Jubilee Honor Court. Fifteen Wincheck Arrowmen attended the Area Conference at Treasure Valley Scout Camp outside Worcester, MA.

Tatro William Gibney, Tom Peter, St. John left: From 7 Figure The Lodge ceremony teams put on another outstanding season of ceremonies. This was the second year of using the new pre-ordeal site at Devils Slide. The pre-ordeal team was made up of William Tatro as Allowat Sakima, John St. Peter as Meteu, and Richard St. Onge as Kitchkinet with William Lazzerschi and William Vandell alternating as Nutiket. The ordeal ceremonial team consisted of Fred Schultz as Allowat Sakima, William Knight as Meteu and Michael Turillo as Kichkinet. The brotherhood team held ceremonies during the 3rd and 6th weeks of camp. The team consisted of John St. Peter, Fred Schultz, Phil Francis and Elliot Stone.

The Lodge finished the year with 734 members. 388 new ordeal members and 54 brotherhood members were inducted. Lodge Chief Schultz appointed a Vigil Honor Committee and six Arrowmen were elevated to the Vigil Honor, the highest distinction a Lodge can bestow on an Arrowman. Tom Gibney, Phil Francis, Paul Francis, Alan Johnston, William Tatro and John St. Peter became the first Vigil Honor members inducted in the Wincheck Lodge.

The Lodge nominating committee presented the following slate for election for the year 1965: John St. Peter, an Eagle Scout from Troop 13 Centreville, for Lodge Chief; Mike Turillo for Vice Chief of Program; Alexander Nelson for Vice Chief East; and William Tatro for Vice Chief West. Manual Cunard was nominated for Recording Secretary and Richard Aiken for Corresponding Secretary. Members at large included William Knight, Rene Picard, Lionel Brooks, John Winters, Ernest Sousa, Elliot Stone and John Motherway.

The Lodge undertook several work projects in 1965. Improvements were made on the Amazon Trail, the Nature Center, a new trail to the sailing docks, and the trail leading to the St. John Bosco chapel. In addition, trails were cut around hidden lake and several campsites at the lake were cleared.

Thirty members of the Lodge attended the Area Conference at Camp Toquam in Goshen, CT June 4-6th hosted by Ponus Lodge. 1965 marked the realignment of the OA Area structure and Wincheck Lodge was moved from Area 1A to Area 1E. Wincheck committed to leading a workshop on the brotherhood ceremony and conducted an Indian pageant, acting out the Testing of Wincheck at the Area Conference. Notably, Wincheck’s own Lodge Chief, John St. Peter, was elected at the Sunday Area business meeting to serve as Area 1E Chief for the 1965/1966 season.

The National Order of the Arrow Conference was held August 27-31 at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, IN. Wincheck Lodge sent a contingent that included John St. Peter and James Pearson driven out to the conference by Pearson’s father.

The year ended with over 400 new ordeal candidates and 43 brotherhood candidates initiated. Finally, eight brothers were elevated to the Vigil Honor during the Lodge’s second Vigil ceremony. Those brothers honored were: James T.M. Pearson, William Knight, Richard Aiken, Michael Turillo, Elliot Stone, Frederick Schultz, Lewis Jackson and Brad Esterbrook.

Alex Nelson of Troop 88 Rumford was elected Lodge Chief for 1966. The Chapters conducted unit elections during the spring and led tap outs at the various spring . On June 10th, seventy-five members of the Lodge converged on Camp Yawgoog to assist in opening the camp for the season. That evening fifty-

Figure 8 Lodge Chief, Paul five brothers were elevated to the Brotherhood honor. Boisvert During the summer, eight ordeals were held. A total of 336 new members were inducted into the Order. Work projects included trail work at Camp Aquapaug, fire road expansion, and tree thinning. At Yawgoog, an orientation area at the rifle range was constructed and much conservation work was done in tree thinning and brush cutting. In 1967, Paul Boisvert was elected Lodge Chief to lead the Lodge through a significant year. Vice Chiefs were Joseph DeCecco, David Sylvaria and Steve Prince. Jay Burdick was elected Corresponding Secretary, Steve Anthony was elected Recording Secretary and Paul Renzi was elected Treasurer. The Lodge went to Yawgoog on May 27th and June 3rd to assist in opening the camp. On the evening of June 3rd, forty-seven members were elevated to the Brotherhood. From June 10th- 12th, the Lodge hosted the Area 1C Conference at Camp Yawgoog. Earle Prior served as chairman of the event. Coincidentally, he was also serving as Area Secretary at the time. One hundred fifty Arrowmen from across southeastern New England attended the conference. Additionally, five members of the Lodge attended the National Conference that year at the University of Nebraska. Paul Boisvert, Steve Anthony and Tony Custodio were among those representing Wincheck Lodge. Finally, the Lodge inducted 425 new members in 1967.

Figure 9 Wincheck Ceremonial Team Circa 1967. From Left: Paul Renzi, Dick Aiken, Eare Prior, John Krajewski Jay Burdick, an Eagle Scout from Troop 1 Warwick, was elected Chief for 1968. Vice Chiefs elected were J. Paul Renzi, Roger Pelli and Richard McCaffrey. Joseph King was elected Recording Secretary and Henry Leech was elected Corresponding Secretary. Murray Massover was elected Lodge Treasurer. 1968 represented the first year in the Lodge’s history that the individual chapters conducted their own ordeal weekends. The Lodge helped open Yawgoog for the season on June 8th and 70 brothers completed their Brotherhood. Sixty members of the Lodge attended the Area 1C Conference held at Camp Resolute. During the summer, one makeup ordeal was held for 25 candidates. Among their service projects was work in the new Anthony Acres section of camp.

Finally, the highlight of the year was the Lodge’s Tenth Anniversary Fellowship held during the seventh week of camp. Over 100 Arrowmen participated in the conference, the first of its kind in Wincheck Lodge.

Figure 10 Left to right: Charlie Nye, Jay Burdick, Paul Boisvert Jay Burdick was re-elected Lodge Chief for 1969. Joe King and Jay Burdick attended the National Conference that summer at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Jay Burdick recalled that it was his first time on an airplane and their tickets had been accidentally booked to Bloomington, Minnesota not Indiana.

Unfortunately, the Lodge history is sparse for the next few years. We know Noel Schaarschmidt was elected Lodge Chief for 1970. On August 15th 1970, more than 1,000 people converged on Yawgoog for the dedication of the new Anthony Acres shelters. The money to purchase the materials for these shelters was donated by Wincheck Lodge and the shelters were dedicated to H. Cushman Anthony, Assistant Scout Executive of the Narragansett Council and

Figure 11 Gus Anthony & Lodge Chief, Noel Schaarschmidt Camp Yawgoog Director. Lodge Chief Schaarschmidt presided over the ceremony.

Ralph Carlini of Troop 56 Providence was elected Lodge Chief in 1971. He would be elected Area Vice Chief and, with the resignation of the Area Chief later that year, he would assume that position and subsequently serve on the staff of that year’s National Conference. Howard Hochman of Troop 8 Cranston would succeed Carlini as Lodge Chief in 1972.

Kevin Bowling an Eagle Scout from Troop 17 Warwick, was elected Lodge Chief in 1974, having served previously as Chief of the West Shore Chapter. Kevin was a long time Yawgoog staffer and his election marked the beginning of a long association of Troop 17 Warwick Scouts serving as Chiefs of Wincheck Lodge. Allan Messier was elected Vice Chief, Lee Grieve was elected Secretary and Steve Vallee was elected Treasurer. Armand Champagne served as Lodge Lay Adviser. Kevin became entrenched in the OA and helped re-build the Lodge into a powerhouse. He was elected Area 1C Chief for 1975.

Alan Messier was elected Lodge Chief for 1975. Robert Crowley was elected Vice Chief, Gary Butler was elected Lodge Secretary and Michael Kent was named conclave chairman. Larry Lussier served as Lodge Lay Adviser. The Lodge was hosting the Area Conference at Camp Yawgoog that year and Lodge Chief Messier quickly found he could not make the necessary commitment to the Lodge and stepped down. David Gagne of Troop 52 Cumberland was appointed Lodge Chief and was asked to oversee the coordination of the Area Conference. During his tenure, Gagne re-wrote the Lodge by-laws. Figure 12 E. Urner Goodman & Kevin Between Kevin Bowling at the top of the Area Bowling Leadership and David Gagne leading Wincheck Lodge, the 1975 Area Conference was a resounding success. Over 300 Arrowmen were in attendance. Steaks were served for dinner, the weather was spectacular and the dance competitions are remembered as being particularly special.

Kevin Bowling would go on to serve on the Shows staff at the 1975 National Order of the Arrow Conference held at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. His leadership would serve as an example to future Lodge Chiefs for years to come.

James Radcliffe, also an Eagle Scout from Troop 17 Warwick, was elected Lodge Chief in 1976. He had previously served as West Shore Chapter Chief in 1975. Rick Poirier, also of Troop 17

Figure 13 Lodge Chief, James Radcliffe Warwick, was elected Lodge Chief in 1977 and Timothy Hayes was elected Vice Chief. During these years the chapter system, which had been previously eliminated, was re-instated. Jim Radcliffe was elected Area 1C Chief in 1977 and 1978. Rick Poirier was elected Area Secretary. Radcliffe and Poirier would lead both the Lodge and the Area for several years. During their tenure, OA programming flourished and Wincheck Lodge became the dominant Lodge in Area 1C.

John Campbell, III was elected Lodge Chief in 1978 but quickly stepped down. Gary Butler became the fourth Lodge Chief from Troop 17 Warwick. Butler was re-elected Chief for 1979 becoming the first multiple term chief since Jay Burdick, a decade before. Mike Breer, Chris Calouri, Scott Moran, Mark Nelson, Eric Sakkinen and Harold Steadman were elected Vice Chiefs. Brian Baker was elected Secretary and Figure 14 Lodge Chief, Gary Butler John Cosgrove was elected Treasurer. Wincheck Lodge adopted the Elangomat program under Gary Butler’s leadership and Butler produced the first Lodge Elangomat Handbook. Also, Gary Butler would be the driving force behind the Lodge creating the Newport Freedom Trail. Butler mapped out a two-day hike through Newport, highlighting all the significant historical sites. A program and medal were produced and distributed through the Lodge for scouts or troops that completed the trail.

Michael Breer was elected Chief in 1980. Scott Moran was elected Senior Vice Chief, Ron Lanoue was elected Secretary and John Cosgrove was elected Treasurer. New Wincheck Lodge neckerchiefs and a Wincheck neckerchief slide were issued in 1980.

Scott Moran, who had been a long time ceremonialist, was elected Lodge Chief for 1981. Scott attended the 1979 National Conference in Colorado, but Moran had to step down before the end of his term as Chief and Bert Larence became Chief. Jerry Moreau was elected Senior Vice Chief, Rick Cavallaro was elected Secretary and John Cosgrove was elected Treasurer. Ray Ricard was elected Ceremonies chair. Ken Wunschel became Lodge Lay Adviser. Wincheck Lodge joined the American Indianist Society in 1981 and a committee was formed to re-write the Lodge By- Laws.

The Wincheck Honor Society was created around this time. This was a recognition program designed by the Lodge to bolster participation at Lodge events. Every Arrowman would accumulate points for attendance and participation at Lodge events. Once 500 points were earned, an Arrowman would become a member of the Wincheck Honor Society and receive a special neckerchief signifying this designation.

Figure 15 Ray Ricard & Rick Cavallaro 1982 would prove to be an active year for the Lodge. Rick Cavallaro, an Eagle Scout from Troop 2 Natick, was elected Chief. The Newport Freedom Trail, which had been in development since 1977, was officially unveiled on April 17th at 10am. The Lodge funded a new Camp Yawgoog promotional film with a donation of $500 and organized an intra-lodge transportation service to get more Arrowmen to lodge events.

In 1983, Nick Iannone was elected Lodge Chief. That year Wincheck was to host the Area Conference. Due to circumstances not entirely clear, Wincheck had to step away from hosting the conclave and the event was moved to Camp Resolute at the last minute.

Unfortunately, records are sparse for the second half of the eighties. We know that Mike Perreault was elected Chief in 1984 and Paul Whitman and Richard Marscinko would also serve as Lodge Chiefs in the late eighties. Bernie George of Troop 39 Summit served as Lodge Lay Adviser in 1986. By 1991, the Chief of Wincheck Lodge was Greg Kenyon. That year, the Lodge had over 700 members and was divided into eight chapters led by the following Chapter Chiefs:

Arrowhead Valley-Roger Chatell Blackstone Valley-Joe Ambeault Pokanoket-Pat McCue Providence-Hank Singleton Quequatuck-Jim Liguori Sachem-Joel Kahn Thundermist-Jerry Cournoyer West Shore-Rob Deady

Joseph Ambeault was elected Lodge Chief for 1992. Figure 16 Lodge Chief, Richard Marscinko Raymond Fields was elected Vice Chief, David Fassell was elected Secretary and Frederick Sirhal was elected Treasurer. This same team would serve through 1994. In 1992 Wincheck hosted its first Area Conference since 1975 at Camp Yawgoog and the Lodge sent a delegation to the National Conference in Tennessee.

Figure 17 From Left: Joe Ambeault, Unknown, Steve Lagasse, Pat McCue.

The Lodge completed four ordeals in 1993. 221 new Ordeal members, 45 Brotherhood members and seven Vigil Honor members were welcomed into the Lodge. Eighteen members of the Lodge attended that year’s Area Conference. By 1994 Bob Sirhal and Nikki Dziadosz were serving as Co-Lodge Lay Advisers. Nine Wincheck Arrowmen were confirmed for the 1994 National Conference at Purdue University and the Lodge was looking for designs for a new Lodge flap. Lodge officer elections were scheduled for August 28, 1994. It was specified that the term of office would be two years for all officers elected.

In 1997, Andrew Palm served as Lodge Chief. Andrew McGuirl was Vice Chief, Ray Kelley was Secretary and Mark Fondi was Lodge Secretary. Henry Dziadosz served as Lodge Lay Adviser. The Lodge had created a white on white ghosted service flap, which could be earned by any Arrowman who completed ten hours of service in the Lodge.

Mark Fondi served as Lodge Chief in 1998. Ray Kelley was elected Vice Chief, Jake Cahalan was elected Secretary and Frank Toher, III was elected Treasurer. Frank Toher, Jr. served as Lodge Lay Adviser. That year the Lodge discontinued doing individual unit elections at Yawgoog but moved to a system where they hosted elections twice a week at Yawgoog, where units would come to their designated dining hall for the election. Also, the Lodge began preparation to host the 1999 Section Conclave to be held at Feinstein Youth Camp aka Cub World. The 1999 Conclave is remembered for a big medieval feast where all participants had to eat their meals without the aid of utensils.

Figure 18 Contingent to the 1990 NOAC.

Ray Kelly served as Chief in 2000 and Brian Turchetta was the last Chief of Wincheck Lodge in 2001. The Narragansett Council had begun merger talks with the nearby Moby Dick Council in 2001. The merger of the two councils meant the merger of the Neemat and Wincheck Lodges. Apparently the youth leadership of the two lodges met in closed session, barring all adults, to determine the future of the Order of the Arrow in the new council. The youth decided to adopt the name Abnaki Lodge with the totems of the Bear in memory of Wincheck and the peace pipe in memory of Neemat. They selected the lodge number 102 to represent January 2002, the date of Abnaki Lodge’s charter.

The rich and impressive history of the Wincheck tradition would meld with the long and storied history of Neemat to determine a new culture of servant leadership and Order of the Arrow legacy in the modern Narragansett Council.