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FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK:

Dear Lodge Sisters & Brothers,

Autumn is on its way, don’t we all look forward to the beautiful

colors of the leaves. September was a great month for our Lodge.

We welcomed a new member, Jackie Fischer, book author. Jackie

gave a very interesting Culture Presentation about her family and

the writing of her book.

The St. Liberata Festival was a huge success, we sold aprons,

auctioned off a raffle basket, from Rao’s New York Restaurant,

handed out numerous membership applications, hopefully we will

get some new members from all our efforts.

Join us for our Meeting, October 2nd, 7 pm. DISTRICT DEPUTY,

Keith Wilson, good friend from the Columbus Lodge will be our

Honored Guest.

This year more than ever we need Membership support for the

Columbus Day Parade because of the movement to discredit

Columbus and the importance of his legacy to Italian Americans.

Please attend the parade and the festival which follows.

Please help with the ITALIAN HERITAGE MONTH SHOWCASES

In the SAYVILLE & PATCHOGUE LIBRARIES. Stephanie & Dottie

are putting a lot of work into them. See page 11.

We have begun to collect goods for a Spring Yard Sale. We

received a nice sized donation of items through a friend of the

Lodge. Call me if you have questions, 631-589-5517.

If you have not already done so, please pay your $40.

Membership dues for 2018. OSIA depends on your support.

Checks to the Basilone Lodge. PO BOX 173 Blue Point NY 11715.

Happy Halloween, President Bob - AVANTI

LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY

P.O. BOX 173 BLUE POINT NY 11715

OCTOBER 2017 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 10

Lodge2442news@gmail.com

editor; Angela Donato

con piecere; with pleasure

NATIONAL SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA HAS GIVEN

THEIR APPROVAL:

OSDIA Order Sons & Daughters

of Italy in America.

We are a DBA; and can use this title.

Your last chance: GET RAFFLE

SHEETS IN TO THE P.O. BOX BY

OCTOBER 16th

IF YOU NEED RAFFLE SHEETS SEND ME

AN EMAIL lodge2442news@gmail.com

OSDIA

LODGE FACEBOOK PAGE LINK:

https://www.facebook.com/SgtJohnBasiloneLodge2442/

ONCE AGAIN WE WILL BE DONATING

CHILDRENS BOOKS (new or gently

used) TO THE CONNECTQUOT LIBRARY

FOR THEIR BOOK ON EVERY BED

LITERACY DRIVE. PLEASE BRING

THEM TO THE OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

MEETINGS.

OR YOU CAN DROP THEM ON MY

PORCH ANYTIME: 1032 SMITHTOWN

AVE BOHEMIA. THANK YOU, ANGELA

ALL BOOKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY

THE LIBRARY TO ST JOHN

NEPOMUCENE PARISH OUTREACH IN

BOHEMIA, AND HEAD START IN

RONKONKOMA.

CHILDRENS story books

NEEDED

A V A N T I 2 4 4 2 N E W S

SEPTEMBER MEETING PHOTOS

CARLO MATTEUCCI-CIRO CAPANO-BOB DONATO-DOROTHY CURTO-STEPHANIE STALTER-MADELINE MATTEUCCI

LODGE BROTHER MARIO MIONE WITH 50/50

WINNER LODGE SISTER LUCY JACKSON

DISTRICT DEPUTY CIRO CAPANO – NEW MEMBER JACKIE FISCHER-

PRESIDENT BOB DONATO

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY STEPHANIE STALTER SHOWING

UPCOMING EVENTS OF INTEREST USING THE DISPLAY BOARD

PRESIDENT BOB BROUGHT IN. A NEW IDEA FOR OUR LODGE.

A v A N T I 2 4 4 2 N E W S

Lynn Russo – Liz Rizzo - Grace Ficarra - Stephanie Stalter - Angela Donato

we had a lot of fun, and look forward to doing it again

Humor, Joy and Laughter are daily graces to our lives. We

bond together, and keep each other positive, when we laugh

together.

Umorismo, gioia e risate sono quotidiane grazie alle nostre

vite. Ci legano insieme e tenersi reciprocamente positivo,

quando ridiamo insieme.

Treasure these moments you share and grow in grace

together.

Tesoro di questi momenti condividere e crescere nella grazia

insieme...

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DINNER HONORING CARLO

& MADELINE MATTEUCCI

MADELINE & CARLO MATTEUCCI RECEIVING THEIR AWARDS FROM

NYS 2nd VICE PRESIDENT MICHELLE MENT

AND NYS OSDIA PRESIDENT ROBERT FERRITO

PRESIDENT BOB &

VICE PRESIDENT

GRACE WITH

CARLO & MADELINE

CARLO &

MADELINES

AWARDS

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JACKIE FISCHER IS OUR NEWEST LODGGE MEMBER, THIS IS THE BOOK SHE WROTE. THANK YOU

JACKIE FOR GIVING US THIS CULTURE PRESENTATION, WE ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.

WELCOME TO OUR LODGE.

May I introduce: POSSO PRESENTARLE

My wife: MIA MOGLIE

My husband: MIO MARITO

My mother: MIA MADRE

My father: MIO PADRE

My sister: MIA SORRELLA

My brother: MIO FRATELLO

My daughter: MIA FIGLIA

My son: MIO FIGLIO

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MARCHERS; PRESIDENT BOB, DOTTIE CURTO, ROSE MANCUSO,

MADELINE BREWSTER, ANNE KOCUR,

OUR OWN LODGE MEMBER,

FORMER LIBERATA

MAN OF THE YEAR,

ARTIE FUCCILLO

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SAINT LIBERATA STATUE

HELPING OUT: GRACE & PETE FICARRA, MADELINE

BREWSTER, LUCY JACKSON, RAE FLAHERTY,

BOB DONATO, NAT IERARDI

LODGE BROTHER PETE MODELING

APRONS,

HE SOLD QUITE A FEW

RAFFLE BASKET WINNER and potential NEW MEMBER.,

MARIA MITRANI BINETTI,

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HOFSTRA ITALIAN FESTIVAL

MARIO MIONE and HIS FIANCE SUSAN, ANGELA DONATO, VICE PRESIDENT GRACE, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, PETE FICARRA, PRESIDENT BOB

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Italian Heritage Trivia

MAY THE AIR BE CRISP

AND THE APPLES TOO

MAY THE LEAVES BE PLENTIFUL

IN THEIR MOST COLORFUL HUE

AND MAY THE SEASON OF AUTUMN

BRING FRESH BLESSINGS TO YOU

1. They developed the first

known pharmacies and

prescriptions calling for

definite amounts of

ingredients.

2. Discovered the electrical

stimulation of muscles.

3. The first to apply the

spectroscope to the study of

stars.

4. Discovered that heat rays are

also light rays and in 1832,

with Leopoldo Nobile, he

invented the

thermos-multiplier.

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YOUR LODGE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO PRESERVE

ITALIAN HERITAGE & CULTURE.

OCTOBER IS ITALIAN HERITAGE MONTH

THE SISTERS & BROTHERS OF THIS LODGE ARE PREPARING

3 DISPLAYS FOR THE MONTH,

ONE IN THE SAYVILLE LIBRARY &

2 IN THE PATCHOGUE MEDFORD LIBRARY.

PLEASE HELP US BY DONATING ITEMS

MADE IN ITALY

TO DISPLAY IN THE CASES.

OUR GOAL IS THREE FOLD,

1. TO PROMOTE THE ITALIAN CULTURE

2. TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW OUR LODGE EXISTS

3. TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP IN OUR LODGE

WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANY ITEMS MADE IN ITALY,

OR POSTCARDS FROM ITALY.

CALL STEPHANIE: 750-2835 FOR SAYVILLE DISPLAY-

DOTTIE: 289-7470 FOR PATCHOGUE DISPLAY

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU TAKE TIME TO VISIT THE

SHOWCASES. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE

LIBRARY TO GO INSIDE AND LOOK.

ASK THE REFERENCE DESK WHERE THE DISPLAYS ARE

LOCATED. PATCHOGUE SHOWCASES WILL BE UPSTAIRS

AND DOWNSTAIRS.

THE LIBRARY NEEDS TO SEE AN INTEREST IN THE DISPLAYS,

SO THEY WILL ALLOW US TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

REMEMBER THIS IS A PROMOTION FOR THEM ALSO.

THANK YOU

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November 11th

Garibaldi meucci museum luncheon

Honoring Past NYS President

Carolyn Reres

LiGreci’s Staaten $75. PP

THIS IS ALWAYS A FUN DAY, IT

WOULD BE NICE IF SOMEONE NEW

WENT ALONG WITH US..

the food is outstanding

So if you have never gone before this is

a good year to go.

There will be a bus leaving from

Brumidi Lodge Deer Park and fills very

quickly, reserve your seat now:

Contact:

Basilone Lodge Sister:

Madeline Matteucci

631.654.2578

CONNETQUOT LIBRARY EVENTS

760 OCEAN AVE BOHEMIA

EVENTS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU:

TUESDAY October 3, 7:00-8:30

PRINCESS DIANA QUEEN OF HEARTS

THURSDAY October 5, 7:00-8:30

THE STORY OF THE CONNETQUOT RIVER

Millionaire Sportsmen’s Paradise

EVENTS: ORGANIZED LODGE ATTENDANCE:

may be followed by dinner out. Plan to

arrive by 1:20, library fills up fast and they

usually don’t let us hold seats.

ANGELA 589.5517

SUNDAY October 15, 2-3:30

THE CHICLETTES- girl group tribute

from the 60’s to today. Optional: dinner

after- Holbrook Diner

SUNDAY October 29, 2-3:30

TRE BELLA 3 part Girl Harmony Group

(Italians) We saw them last year and they

are really very good.

Sunday NOVEMBER 12: EMILY & VINCENT

RICIARDI share songs of hope-peace-

patriotism. We could always use a bit of

peace & joy.

PERRY COMO LODGE TRIP: IF YOU ARE

INTERESTED GIVE THEM A CALL.

GIVE THEM THE LODGE NAME.

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Giovanni Battista Beccaria - an Italian Physcist- October 3, 1716 – May 27, 1781, born in Mondovi.

Mondovì is a town and commune in Piedmont, northern Italy.The area around it is known as the Monregalese. He

entered the religious Order of the Pious Schools or Piarists, in 1732, where he studied and afterward taught

grammar and rhetoric. At the same time he applied himself with success to mathematics. He became a

professor of experimental physics, first at Palermo and then at Rome, and was appointed to a similar

position at Turin in 1748.

His most important work being: Dell'elettricismo artificiale, e naturale : libri due,

Of artificial and natural electrology: two books.

The Golden Rod a guide to wealth,

Thy thoughts are fancy free

The iridescent OPAL bids Hope

May the world be kind to thee,

And that thy star may guide you

Through life’s path, where ‘ere you should be.

Vincent M. Spano (born October 18, 1962) is an American film, stage and

television actor; he is also a film director and producer. Spano was born in

Brooklyn to Italian American Parents Vincent & Theresa. His career stared

when he was 14 years old in the Broadway drama, THE SHADOW BOX. He

was originally credited as Vincent Stewart because his first agent felt the

name Spano was “too ethnic”, and he was even instructed to sign

autographs using the stage name. At age 16, in respect for his Italian

heritage Spano began using his real name and has done so since then.

Proud of his heritage and handsome too!!!!!

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1. ROMANS

2. GIOVANNI BATTISTA BACCARIA see: Buon Compleanno

3.ANGELO SECCHI Fr. Pietro Angelo Secchi SJ was an Italian astronomer. He was Director of the

Observatory at the Pontifical Gregorian University for 28 years. He was a pioneer in astronomical

spectroscopy, and was one of the first scientists to state authoritatively that the Sun is a star.

4.MACEDONIO MELLONI Macedonio Melloni was an Italian physicist, notable for demonstrating that

radiant heat has similar physical properties to those of light. Born at Parma, in 1824 he was

appointed professor at the local University but was compelled to escape to France after taking part

in the revolution of 1831. In 1839 he went to Naples and was soon appointed director of the

Vesuvius Observatory, a post that he held until 1848. In 1845, he was elected a foreign member of

the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Cristoforo Columbo was born in Genoa, Italy, where at age 24 he took his first step towards accomplishing his destiny when he joined the

Genoese Fleet. He learned his navigational skills from his brother, Bartholomew, a map maker in Portugal. During his enlistment in the

Portuguese Navy, he realized he could achieve his goals of developing a western route to the Indies, by sailing west with the Trade Winds

and returning with the Westerlies. No other man of his time had thought of that.

When King John of Portugal would not sponsor a voyage to the Indies, Clumbus appealed to Quen Isabella of Spain. Althougth she was

impressed by his navigational knowledge and deep faith, for six years she could only offer him hope. When she agreed to sponsor him the

terms for the expeditions were wet in an agreement between the crown and Columbus. In the spring of 1492, the Nina, Pinta and Santa

Maria were outfitted for the voyage in the southern port of Palos.

On August 3, 1492 Columbus’ ships set sail from Palos on one of the greatest voyages in the history of the world. Their first port of call

was the Canary Islands, where the Trade Winds begin. The voyage was filled with hope and expectation but after weeks, only h is

navigational skills and faith in God-given destiny helped Columbus overcome discouragement, fear, despair and mutiny.

Landfall was made on October 12, 1492, on an island in the Bahamas, which he later called San Salvador (Holy Savior).

A deeply reliqious and moral man, Columbus commemorated his first landing with a white cross. His religious conviction was shown in the

names hegave to places in the New World. The expedition sailed on to discover Cuba and then sailed east to Hispaniola where the Santa

Maria was destroyed. Fort Navidad was constructed from its timbers. When Columbus returned to Spain on the Nina, he was confrerred

the title of Admiral by the King and Queen.

Funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, Columbus set sail on his second voyage on September 25, 1493, from Cadiz. He

established he first European colony in Americas on Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) He explored southern Cuba and

discovered Jamaica.

After each of his voyages, he returned to Spain with evidence to substantiate his discoveries.

On May 30, 1498, he departed from Spain with six ships , on his third voyage, landing on Trinidad (Holy Trinity) on July 31, 1498. The

next day he reached the mainland, thus becoming the discoverer of South America.

Columbus’ fourth expedition left Spain in May 1502 and landed in Martinique. He then sailed to Santo Domingo and discovered Honduras

and Panama.

Christopher Columbus died in Valladolid, Spain on May 20, 1506.

Columbus greatness lies in the fact that through his “discovery,” the New World became part of the European World. Although Columbus

was searching for a westward route to Asia by sea, the discoveries he made were far more important and valuable to the world.

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GIACOBBE “JAKE” LAMOTTA JULY 10, 1922 – SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 was a professional boxer and

former middleweight champion. Nicknamed The BRONX BULL and The RAGING BULL.

ACHILLE MICHAEL MAGGIO- heroic Sergeant in WWII. A retired mail carrier who was honored for heroism

during WWII died of heart failure, September 11th, in his Sound Beach home, he was 94. He served in the Army’s

90th Infantry Division in campaigns in the Ardennes, Central Europe and the Rhineland and was awarded the

Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.

The son of Italian Immigrants, Maggio was born in Brooklyn and grew up with 2 brothers and 6 sisters.

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Dicendo è una cosa, fare un altro.

Saying is one thing, doing is another.

Thank you to those who are doing.

Grazie, Editor; Angela Donato