Arrow lodge, Octoraro Lodge #22, was formed in 1927 under the leadership of Charles Heistand and Joseph Brinton, with its first members being inducted by Dr. E. Urner Goodman himself. Octoraro #22 celebrated it Diamond Jubilee in the 2001-2002 season. In 1946, in the spirit of the lodge's chartering by Dr. Goodman, members of the lodge traveled south to Norfolk, Virginia and inducted the first members of Blue Heron Lodge 349. Both Octoraro and Blue Heron share good relationships and invite members to each other's fall fellowship weekends in September (Octoraro Lodge) and October (Blue Heron). Octoraro Lodge, which takes its name from the Octoraro Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, uses the Canada goose as its lodge "totem" or symbol. Early lodge patches and pocket flaps had white geese, with the "W.W.W." stitched in the center and bisected with a horizontally-facing arrow, but since 1971, all flaps used real-colored geese, and a horseshoe (representing the Horseshoe Scout Reservation) diagonally bisected by a red arrow. Prized flaps include the "Cut-Edge Blue," which is the very first pocket flaps issued by the lodge in the mid-1950s, and the gold-bordered 50th Anniversary flap, issued in 1976 for the lodge's golden anniversary. Both flaps fetch over $100 at auctions. Notable people Because of the council's history, members have gone onto higher office at the Area, Regional, and National levels of the BSA. A list of those who served at the national level, or in public office, is listed below. Bill Folger – President of the American Society For The Adoption Of The Metric System Arthur A. Schuck – 1st Scout Executive, later the third Chief Scout Executive of the BSA Hon. Owen J. Roberts – Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Hon. John H. Ware, III – U.S. Congressman from Oxford Dick Vermeil – retired NFL coach and member of the council's executive board. His annual "Dick Vermeil Invitational" golf tournaments bring in over $1 million each year to help with council operations. See also Scouting in Pennsylvania References External links Chester County Council Website Horseshoe Scout Reservation Website Horseshoe Scout Reservation Alumni Association Website Local councils of the Boy Scouts of America Cecil County, Maryland Chester County, Pennsylvania Youth organizations based in Pennsylvania Northeast Region (Boy Scouts of America) Youth organizations established in 1919 1919 establishments in Pennsylvania