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Cristoforo Colombo Lodge #1419


Officers for the Year 2008-2009
President - Rich Mengler
Vice President - Sam DiMauro
Immediate Past President - Mike Uerling
Orator - Rob Dellutri
Recording Secretary - Steve LaGreca
Financial Secretary - Jeff Matuella
Treasurer - Rosemary Nisi
Arbitrary Committee
Joe Bonaiuto
Martin Caliendo
George Matuella
Rose DiMauro
Tony Rubek
Trustees
Josephine Lohmeier
Jim Monaghan
Joe Ricceri
Sarah Ruma
Anne Tedesco
Inside Guards - Bernie and Mary Lotspeich
HISTORY OF CRISTOFORO COLOMBO LODGE

AS REPORTED IN THE ORDER SONS OF ITALY ARCHIVES
Year & Activity
1926 - Lodge formed under the name "Benito Mussolini Lodge #1419"

1928 - Lodge number assigned "1492" - that number later given up and assigned to a lodge in Pennsylvania

1934 - Four lodges asked for recognition in July of this year
Lodge 1716 - Young Fellowship Club
Lodge 1717 - Giovanni Ameglio Lodge
Lodge 1718 - Armondo Diaz Lodge
Lodge 1719 – Cristoforo Colombo Lodge

Sometime between 1934 and 1939 lodge numbers "1717," "1718" and "1719" were merged into Lodge 1492; no record exists of what happened to lodge "1716"

1947 - The Benito Mussolini Lodge 1419 was renamed and chartered as "The Cristoforo Colombo Lodge 1419"

1949 Lodges numbered "1419," "1492," "1717," "1718" and "1719" were all merged into the "Cristoforo Colombo Lodge 1419"

Addendum from President Joe Mangiamelli. "We uncovered the Lodge Charter recently. The frame in which the 'charter' sits is in disrepair and includes a number '1719' whereas we recognize our lodge as number '1419'. It would appear our brothers in the past failed to recognize the significance of the relationship between the name of our lodge and the number "1492" instead preferring to retain, as was the case for many organizations, the lowest number lodge charter available. Exact dates are not available in the National Order Archives which helps explain the blank spaces on the charter document. I hope to have the Charter reframed and ready for display at our February meeting."