The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-20
ITALIAN LODGES
INSTALLED HERE
Chapter and Auxiliary of
Sons of Italy Formed by
Grand Officers.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED

Two more Italian lodges were insti-
tuted in the city Sunday evening, Au-
| gust 16, when a chapter and auxiliary
of the Order of Sons of Italy in Am
erica were installed at Danish Broth
| erhood hall.
The new chapter is to be called the
| Cesare Battisti, No. 1872; and the aux
| iliary is Anita Garibaldi No. 1871.
There is already one branch of the or
der here, the Giuseppe Garibaldi
lodge. The two lodges ywill function
separately from each other.
/ A number of high officials in the
order were present Sunday to install
the chapter and initiate the members.
A number Of Illinois lodge members
were present, including DR.. F. La
Piana, grand venerable of the Ameri-
can grand lodge; Vito Cuttoni, grand
orator; A. Vitale, grand treasurer; G..
Maltese, grand secretary of finance,
and M. Mussarelli, grand curator.
Others from the neighborsstate were:
o. Bertagna, G.. B. Bertaca, G. Pacini,
G. Vidali, of the Chicago lodge; DR..
| Villa of the Lodge Arte de Profess
stone, Chicago; Chevalier A. Ferrare,
of the Lodge America, Chicago; Mrs.
| o. Bertagna, Mrs. C. Baroni, Mrs. M.
Zapperoni, of the lodge Anita Carl
baldi, Chicago; M. Tozzi of the lodge
St. Benedetto, and Mrs. Ida Furno of
the lodge Eleanora Duse, Chicago.
Wisconsin Officers Present.
Many delegates and representatives
| of Wisconsin lodges were also guests
of the evening. Among them we're
Enrico Marone, venerable, and many
others from the lodge Dante Alighieri;
| Mrs. Grupi and representatives of the
lodge Eleanora Duse, Milwaukee;
Roma lodge; Mrs. De Marco, veneer
able of the lodge Vittoria Colonna,
Racine; the Rev. F. Pallotta of the
lodge Liberia, Madison.
| DR.. r. Lamacchia, a prominent
member of the order in Kenosha, was
chairman of the evening. The Rev.
d. Raffone, a. local pastor, who is
supreme deputy for Wisconsin, gave
an address, and DR.. F.. La Piana of
Chicago, was the featured speaker
| of the evening.
Others who gave talks were: Vito
B. Cuttoni, Chicago; Mrs. R. Lama,
head of the Anita Garibaldi lodge, and
G. Nicolazzo, head of the Cesare Bat
tistis; DR.. Villa of the Illinois grand
lodge; Mrs. B. Fastaldi and D. NJ.
| Gastaldi, Kenosha; E. Marone, Mil
waukee, and the Rev. Filippo Pallot-
ia of Madison.
Elect Officers.
Following the official installation
Of the two chapters, officers were
elected by both lodges. The Anita
Garibaldi lodge chose the following:
Venerable, Mrs. Restilla Lama; as
sistant venerable, Mrs. Fvavia De
Angelis; ex-venerable, Mrs. N. An
gotti; orator, Mrs. B. Gastaldi; scribe
of records, Mrs. Mary Massobra; sec
rotary Of finance, Mrs. Lucy Fina;
treasurer, Miss S. Acri; ceremonians,
| Miss C. Ponzio and T. Facente; cura-
tors, Mrs. v. Perry, Mrs. r. Magro,
Miss A. Berarddi, Mrs. L. Orrigo, Mrs.
Miss A. Berardi, Mrs. L. .Orrigo, Mrs.
sentinel, Mrs. G. B. Pacetti.
Officers Of the lodge Cesare Bat
tisti are: Venerable, G. Nicolazzo;
assistant venerable, A. Morelli; ex-
venerable, F. Camilli; orator, D. NJ.
Gastaldi; secretary of records, NJ
Romeo; secretary of finance, Pietro
/ Stancati; treasurer, R. Gallo; cura-
tors, P. Bindelli, M. R. Conforti, J.
Cosentino, A. Granite, NJ r. Agrasuc-
eli; herald, A. Oliveti; ceremonians,
Enrico Massobra, Eugenio Caruso;
sentinel, F. Presta
Following the initiation, luncheon
was served and music for dancing was
furnished by "The Badger Five" un-
1 der the direction of Donald P. Fina.