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Dear Lodge Brothers & Sisters, I Hope You Enjoyed Your Holiday And P.O. BOX 173 BLUE POINT NY 11715 LIBERTY-EQUALITY-FRATERNITY [email protected] JANUARY 2018 VOLUME 5 ISSUE 1 EDITOR; ANGELA DONATO, con piacere, with pleasure OSDIA Dear Lodge Brothers & Sisters, I hope you enjoyed your holiday and are ready for a New Year. I want to give a special thanks to Culture Chairlady Luisa Potenza, for a great presentation on Leonardo Davinci, at our December Meeting. The Nominating Committee will give their report of the 2018-2019 Slate of Officers at the January 8th General Meeting. Nominees will be accepted from the Floor. Please attend this important meeting. The Installation of Officers will take place at the Recreation Center on March 5th, please plan to attend and support the Lodge Board. Please consider attending the January Plenary Session in Deer Park, Saturday, January 27th, we would like to have a full table representing our Lodge, learning about the business workings of OSDIA. More OUR SPECIAL GUEST “LA BEFANA” DECEMBER 50/50 WINNER information below. with PRESIDENT BOB LODGE SISTER LYNN RUSSO Our Current and Future State Presidents are working hard to maintain and increase our Membership. We need your help to keep our Lodge numbers strong, it’s up to each of us. I am looking forward to another great yard sale in May. We need more donations, so remember your Lodge, when you are disposing of unwanted items. See further down in the Newsletter for details. Wishing each of you a Happy, Healthy New Year. President Bob AVANTI FROM A POSTER AT THE CRADLE OF AVIATION. THE WINNER IS LODGE SISTER PHYLLIS AUER, SHE ALSO DECORATED THE BACK OF HER VEST, GREAT JOB!! PHYLLIS AUER, STEPHANIE STALTER, ROSEMARIE MANCUSO, MADELINE BREWSTER, ANN KOKUR, DOTTIE CURTO, LUISA POTENZA, CARLO MATTEUCCI CARLO & MADELINE MATTEUCCI , ANGELA & BOB DONATO, RAE & JIM FLAHERTY LAURA & LARRY FILIPPINO, GRACE & PETE FICARRA, CHERYL & NAT IERARDI & MADELINE MATTEUCCI ITALIAN TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. MANY ITALIANS LIKE TO PUT ANISETTE OR SAMBUCA INTO WHAT DRINKS? 2. CANNON – CITADEL – CATAPULT – ARSENAL – BRIGADE – HAVE WHAT IN COMMON? 3. THIS PERSON BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN CITIZENS OF ITALIAN HERITAGE. HE WAS ALSO A SPY AND FINANCIER FOR THE AMERICAN CAUSE DURING THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENCENCE AND EVEN AIDED GEORGE ROGERS CLARK ON HIS EXPLORATION OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY IN THE LATE 18TH CENTURY. NAME HIM 4. WHAT IS THE NAME OF FRANK SINATRA’S FIRST HIT SONG? PELLEGRINO TURRI, an ITALIAN inventor, invented a mechanical typing machine, one of the first typewriters proven to have worked in 1801, for his blind lover, Countess Carolina Fantoni da Fivizzano. He also invented carbon paper to provide the ink for his machine. Although not much is known about the machine, some of the letters written on it have survived. The Blind Contessa's New Machine by Carey Wallace Piazza Sant’Oronzo is an attractive public square, which boasts a cornucopia of architectural styles and is the result of centuries of craftsmanship. It takes its name from St. Orontius of Lecce, the city’s patron saint.. The square has two distinct sides. The north side is an open brick-paved area designed in the shape of an oval. Embedded into the floor is a mosaic of the city’s coat of arms, which features a wolf and a holm oak tree topped by a gold crown. Framing this section of the A combination of Roman ruins and Baroque, Gothic and square are examples of merchant houses and fascist-style architecture. Renaissance landmarks create an impressive architectural Today, these buildings house fashion outlets, fast-food joints and guesthouses. landscape at this old town square. The oval-shaped area is the setting for markets and concerts. Watch exhibitions of nativity scenes and browse artisan stalls during the yuletide Fiera dei Pupi. Go to the south side of the square to see the Colonna di Sant’Oronzo, crowned by a statue of St. Orontius of Lecce. Next to here is the Seat of the Palace, a small palace raised in the 1500s that displays both Gothic and Renaissance aspects. Connected to the palace is the Chiesa di San Marco, Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, notable for its typical Baroque façade. Here is important evidence of the existence of a colony of Venetian merchants who arrived in the city for commercial activities. Don’t miss the chance to look down into the excavated ruins of the A.D. 2nd-century Roman Amphitheater, unearthed in the early 1900s. Imagine a time when Roman settlers would congregate here to watch flamboyant events, including gladiator fights. A large portion of the amphitheater remains buried beneath the square. Piazza Sant’Oronzo sits amid Lecce’s old town and is a 5-minute walk from both Piazza del Duomo and the Holy Cross Cathedral. Cafés with outdoor terraces surround the square and provide an ideal vantage point for observing the contrasting buildings. ITALIAN TRIVIA ANSWERS 1. ESPRESSO OR CAPPUCICNO OUR NEW LODGE LOGO 2. MILITARY WORDS WITH ORIGINS IN THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE. CANNON (through French from Italian cannone) THE NEW LOGO REFLECTS THE NAME CHANGE TO CITADEL (through French citadelle from Italian cittadella) SONS & DAUGHTERS OF ITALY. IT HAS A MODERN, CATAPULT (through Latin catapulta from Italian catapulta) BRIGHTER LOOK, AND LETS OTHERS KNOW ARSENAL (Italian: arsenale, from Arabic) WHERE WE ARE LOCATED. WE WILL CHOOSE BRIGADE (through French from Italian brigata) 3. FRANCESCO VIGO EITHER GOLD OR WHITE SHIRTS. GOLD IS ONE OF 4. I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN. (now you will be singing it all day) THE COLORS OF OSDIA. AS IN “THE GOLDEN LION” YOU’RE INVITED: Sat Jan 27, 2018 @ 8:30AM – FREE BREAKFAST THROUGH FREE LUNCH MARCH 5TH SGT BASILONE LODGE INSTALLATION OF BOARD OF OFFICERS BRUMIDI LODGE - DEER PARK ACAMPORA COTTAGE RECREATION CENTER. 39 MONTAUK HWY BLUE POINT NYOSIA Winter Plenary Session LODGE MEMBERS MAY ATTEND, CONTACT PRES. BOB, 589-5517 YOU DO NO HAVE TO BE THERE THE ENTIRE DAY, ATTEND THE MORNING OR WE WILL HAVE DESSERTS & COFFEE MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW AFTERNOON SESSION, JUST LET EILEEN STAVIS 516-785-4623 KNOW…THANK YOU NYOSIA CSJ Annual Dinner Dance Tuesday April 03, 2018 @ 6:00PM - LODGE MEMBERS MAY ATTEND, CONTACT PRES. BOB, 589-5517 NYOSIA Grand Lodge Foundation Cooley’s Anemia Dine Around Sunday 25 February 2018, 12:00pm COST ? LODGE MEMBERS MAY ATTEND, CONTACT PRES. BOB, 589-5517, at Russo’s on the Bay, Howard Beach honoring Past CSJ Chairman Louis Gallo, 12:00pm. Contact: Josephine Morici Cohen @ 631-345-6586. BRUMIDI LODGE, DEER PARK; JANUARY 23rd. MOVIE NIGHT: MIRACLE IN May 31-June 3 NYSOSDIA CONVENTION-VILLA ROMA CALLICOON NY. Delegates from our Lodge will attend. MILAN 6:15pm. $10 PP CONTACT: SABRINA SAVINO 631-422-6934 STARTING ON THE LEFT GOING BACK: JEANNETTE, ANGELA, MARYANN, ELEANOR. STANDING: SANTA, MICHELLE, JOE, TONY, KEITH, ROSE DANNY, DIANE, DAN, SEATED: ANNE, TOM, BOB, RON. BUON Wishing you Many Happy Days ahead COMPLEANNO Augurando Molti giorni Felici Avanti SAL MINEO, born Salvatore Mineo Jr. January 10, 1939 in the Bronx New York. Sadly, he died at the young age of 37, February 12, 1976. The son of coffin makers Josephine (née Alvisi) and Salvatore Mineo Sr. He was of SICILIAN descent; his father was born in Italy, his mother is American born of Italian heritage. His mother enrolled him in dancing and acting school at an early age. His first stage appearance was in the Tennessee Williams play, the Rose Tattoo, 1951. He also played opposite Yul Brynner in a stage version of The King and I. His breakthrough as an actor came in the role of a teenager in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, with James Dean and Natalie Wood. He also played with James Dean in the movie GIANT, a sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher Rock Hudson and his family and associates, with Liz Taylor. (these are 2 of my favorite movies, they are both must see movies.) Sal Mineo was arriving home after a rehearsal on February 12, 1976, when he was stabbed to death in the alley behind his apartment building near the Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California. Mineo was stabbed just once, not repeatedly as first reported, but the knife blade struck his heart, leading to immediate and fatal internal bleeding. His remains were interred in the GATE OF HEAVEN CEMETERY in HAWTHORNE, NEW YORK. FRANCIS VIGO, born Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo (December 13, 1747-March 22, 1836) was an Italian-American who aided the American forces during the Revolutionary War and helped found a public university in Vincennes, Indiana. Born in Mondovì, Italy, he served with the Spanish Army in New Orleans. Vigo often aided American forces during the Revolutionary War, most famously as an informant to George Rogers Clarke. Vigo was sent by Clark to Post Vincennes to inspect and report on the conditions there, but was captured by American Indians and turned over to Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton, who had recaptured Vincennes for the British Crown. In addition to his services as a patriot and spy, Vigo was the foremost financier of the American Revolution. in the Northwest. When Clark arrived with Continental promissory notes of paper, Vigo exchanged them evenly for hard coin. In 1801, Vigo petitioned the U.S. Congress for a donation of land to establish the Jefferson Academy in Vincennes. In 1806, Vigo was named one of the original trustees of the now renamed Vincennes University. From 1790 to 1810 he was a colonel in the Knox County Militia before resigning, citing age and infirmity. In 1818 Vigo County Indiana was established and named for him. After he was royally feted during a visit to Terre Haute, the Vigo County seat, on July 4, 1834, Vigo revised his will to provide money to purchase a large bell for the Vigo County Courthouse.
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