Replica of the official Lone Scout uniform.* The lower picture is a different view of the top picture with back-ground removed..
Lone Scout Uniforms and Tenure Recognition
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Replica of the official Lone Scout uniform.* The lower picture is a different view of the top picture with back-ground removed.. |
The official Lone Scouts of America uniform (see illustration at right*) consisted of a hat with a red feather, a beige shirt and black tie, olive drab pants with leggings and an olive drab blouse with front breast and side pockets, with a pair of leather shoes. This uniform was available for purchase from the Long House supply division.
Because many Lone Scouts did not have ready cash for uniforms, many of them purchased old military uniforms and modified them to look like a Lone Scout's uniform. This was done by sewing on the official LSA shoulder patch on the left and right sleeves at the top. A barracks cap was added, along with leggings and leather shoes.
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When a boy first joined the Lone Scouts of America, he most likely did not purchase a uniform. Most of the Lone Scouts wore regular street clothes which depicted the fashions of the day for young boys. This fashion, so-called, usually consisted of a white dress shirt and tie, knickers with long socks and a pair of leather shoes. In addition, he most likely wore a Tam O'Shanter style cap.
Many photos of Lone Scout Rallies indicate that most Lone Scouts wore this type of "uniform" rather than the official uniform sold by the LSA in the official catalog
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The first symbols of the new Lone Scout organization available for wear by the boys on their uniforms, along with the degree pins and membership pin, were blackened bronze LSA monograms. They had two tiny sewing eyelets and were meant to be used as collar or cap devices. They could be sewn onto each side of the collar to give a "regular military look", or onto the left front of the Lone Scout cap.
The left sleeve had the LSA monogram (shown at left) with red letters on a blue background.
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Lone Scout Uniform Button |
In 1917, the official Lone Scout Sweater Coat was added to the uniform, and it came with red felt letters on a blue felt background sewn on the left breast. Unfortunately we don't have a photo of the sweater coat.
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Six-month Service Bar - Bronze |
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One-year Service Bar - Silver |
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Two-year Service Bar - Gold |
Service bars were a way to show how long a Lone Scout had been a member. The Bronze, Silver, and Gold Service Bars indicated membership of six months, 1 year, and 2 years respectively. They could be combined to indicate the exact length of service.
They were discontinued about 1927 in favor of the Boy Scout Service Stars.
(*The uniform on the manikin shown above sits in the main room of Lone Scout Memory Lodge in a hermetically sealed glass enclosed case. It was designed and produced by Naomi and Henry Goforth. Henry was the first chairman of trustees for the Lone Scout Foundation and very instrumental in the conception and realization of Lone Scout Memory Lodge. As always, Naomi was right there by his side. Henry, a fabric designer created the cloth for the uniform and Naomi, a seamstress, sewed the uniform. The effort to raise enough money to purchase the enclosure fell to Fred Kruelle. His tremendous efforts made the purchase of the materials and enclosure possible.)
