OA Section List - Area B: 1938-48

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1938 - 1948

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Area 2-- renamed Area B by 1940, was the Area Territory that included the lodges of upstate New York.

Upstate New York

Area 2 / Area B (1938-43):

Sisi'lija 19

Gonlix 34

Wakpominee 48

Ty-Ohni 95

7/7/39: Ganosote 159

7/15/1940: Mahikan 181
└ Columbia County m'42

Wakanda 186 (from Area C in 1943)

m = merged into
nc = name changed
dis = disbanded
rc = re-chartered
<did not meet>

By December of 1942, Wakanda 186 was moved from Area C.

By 1944, the area was divided into east and west. The four lodges of Eastern Upstate New York (Sisi'lija 19, Gonlix 34, Wakpominee 48, Mahikan 181) were moved to to Area C, while the western portion remained:

Western New York State

Old Area B

Area B (1944-48)

to Area C

Ty-Ohni 95

Ganosote 159

Wakanda 186

Chautauqua 165 (from Area C in 1944)

1/1/45: Tuscarora 284

1/21/48: Tana Wis Qua 339
└ 5/22/46: Genesee 339 (nc)

7/2/47: Adirondack 357

6/48: Seneca 394

Sisi'lija 19

Gonlix 34

Wakpominee 48

Mahikan 181

Additional Reference: unpublished list by Frank Dingwerth

On June 26-27, 1948, Ty-Ohni 95 held the "first annual area meeting" (this was perhaps the only Area B event?) at Camp Cutler.
In September of that same year, Ty-Ohni hosted a "Section Conclave":
References: Ty-Ohni Lodge #95 website and Michael Hulsizer's Western NY Conclave Memorabilia

Area B (June 1948 meeting)

Ty-Ohni 95

Ganosote 159

Chautauqua 165

Wakanda 186

Tuscarora 284

Tana Wis Qua 339

Adirondack 357

However, Hulsizer asserts that the September meeting was actually to discuss and plan the next year's (1949) event.

1948 Area B Lodge Listing

Ty-Ohni Lodge #95	Rochester Area Council #397	Rochester	NY
Ganosote Lodge #159	Buffalo Area Council #380	Buffalo	NY
Chautauqua Lodge #165	Chautauqua County Council #382	Mayville	NY
Wakanda Lodge #186	Steuben Area Council #402	Bath	NY
Tuscarora Lodge #284	Niagara Frontier Council #387	Niagara Falls	NY
Tana Wis Qua Lodge #339	Genesee Council #367	Batavia	NY
Adirondack Lodge #357	Jefferson Lewis Council #408	Watertown	NY
Seneca Lodge #394	Sullivan Trail Council #375	Elmira	NY

In September 1948, as part of the integration into the 12 Regions, the lodges of Area B were reorganized as Area 2-D and Area 2-E.

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