Es-Kaielgu Lodge 311

Inland Northwest Council

• Es-Kaielgu Lodge 311 • Inland Northwest Council 611 •

History

Sel Koo Sho

Sel Koo Sho Lodge #311 of the Idaho Pacific Council #110 was first chartered in 1962 and named after the areas of Northern Idaho it served, Selkirk, Kootenai County, and Shoshone County.  Its 48 year history was preceded by Koo Ben Sho Lodge.  Its totem was originally Coeur d’Alene Lake.  This was briefly changed to the wolf for the 1965 NOAC, and afterwards was changed to the ram, which remained until Sel Koo Sho’s ending in 1993.

 

Koo Ben Sho, first chartered July 12, 1942, also carried the names of its service areas: Kootenai County, Benewah County, and Shoshone County.  Its totem was Coeur d’Alene Lake, and was always displayed on its patches and banners the north of the lake to the left.

 

Lemolloillahee (Lem•o•llo il•la•hee)

Lemolloillahee lodge #415 of the Inland Empire Council #611 was first chartered in 1949.  Its first ordeal was held May 13, 1949, its first members inducted by the ceremony team from the neighboring lodge, Sel Koo Sho.  Its name comes from the “Chinook jargon,” which is a mixture of Chinook, French and English languages used during the fur trade era.  Lemollo means “wild” or “untamed.” Illahee means “land” or wilderness.”   “Wild Wilderness” was chosen to represent the abundant forest area contained within the Cowles Reservation.

 

The lodge totem is the howling coyote; not a wolf, a coyote.  The howling coyote was selected as a symbol of the wilderness area around Camp Cowles.  The coyote is usually shown sitting inside of a diamond shape.  The diamond shape has been modified to better fit on the patches and neckerchiefs.  The diamond, of course, is representative of Diamond Lake, the lake Camp Cowles sits on.  The lodge patch has one more significant symbol upon it, Mount Spokane.

 

Wawookia

Wawookia #400 was a member of two councils in its reign. It was first chartered as part of the Lewis and Clark Council #108 in 1954.  In 1992 the council merged with that of the Inland Northwest Council.  Wawookia’s name means Nez Pierce.  Its totem is the native elk.

 

Wawookia was preceded by the Quetzal Lodge #400 originally chartered in August of 1948. The lodge carried no totem, and created no patches. Its name is Spanish, and means Thunderbird.