VA, PENSIERO . . .

Giuseppe Verdi Lodge No. 2457 - Order Sons of Italy in America

1806 B Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington, Delaware 19808 ~ 302-998-1644

Anno 19 Issue 66
ATTIVITA RECENTI / RECENT ACTIVITIES

Febbraio 2012
ATTIVITA CORRENTI / CURRENT ACTIVITIES
NEWSLETTER ISSUES: SEPTEMBER - MAY EXECUTIVE MEETINGS: LAST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7PM. MEMBERS GENERAL MEETINGS: 2ND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH, FROM SEPTEMBER TO MAY. DOORS OPEN AT 7PM, MEETINGS START AT 7:30PM
GENERAL MEETING AND NEW MEMBER INSTALLATION: JANUARY 9TH AT 7:30PM. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN US FOR THE MEETING & LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AFTERWARDS. SEE PAGE 4 FOR THE AGENDA AND LIST OF NEW MEMBERS THAT WILL BE INSTALLED!

FOR ALL EVENTS CONTACT JOSEPHINE AT 302-998-6191 (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

ITALIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE CLASS: SATURDAYS 11AM12PM ~ TAUGHT BY FLORA & JOSEPHINE ~ GET TOGETHER RIGHT AFTER THE CLASS FOR FUN ACTIVITIES! GV LODGE CONVENTION: JAN 14TH ~ SNOW DATE JAN 21ST. POLENTA NIGHTS: FRIDAY JAN 27TH & SATURDAY JAN 28TH / 6PM $20 MEMBERS / $25 NON-MEMBERS. MENU: POLENTA, PASTA, SAUSAGE, SALAD, CHEESES & COLD CUTS. CASH BAR.
VALENTINES DAY PARTY: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 AT THE MENDENHALL INN / $50 MEMBERS /$55 NON-MEMBERS / 5-6PM HORS DOEUVRES / 5-7PM OPEN BAR (BEER, WINE, SODA) SIT DOWN DINNER CHOICES: PRIME RIB, CHICKEN MARSALA & SALMON. THE UNO BAND WILL BE PLAYING. CASH BAR 7-10PM
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PASTA E FAGIOLI: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24TH AT 6PM / $10 PER PERSON. THIS IS AN INFORMAL GET TOGETHER WITH A CASH BAR.

SAVE THESE DATES MORE DETAILS TO COME MARCH 10TH WINE TASTING 6M APRIL 21ST RABBIT NIGHT 6PM MAY 19TH SEAFOOD NIGHT 5PM IN QUESTA EDIZIONE/ IN THIS EDITION
PAGINA 2: BUON COMPLEANNO / FOTO DEL MESE / UFFICIALI & ORGANICO/ BENVENUTI NUOVI MEMBRI / POESIA ABBRACCI PAGINA 3: VERBALI DELLA RIUNIONE GENERALE DI DICEMBRE / UN Nuovo LIBRO PAGINA 4: WFIC / AGENDA PER LA RIUNIONE GENERALE DI GENNAIO / INSTALLAZIONE DEI NUOVI MEMBRI / PAGINA 5: RECIPES / BUSINESS ADS DUE PAGINA 6: LOVE STORY BY LEO VADALA PAGINA 7: ANNUNCI PUBBLICITARI PAGINA 8: FOTOGRAFIE DEL RINFRESCO CON BABBO NATALE
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CHRISTMAS PARTY

BUON COMPLEANNO
MARGARET CLARK JAN 5 CESIDIO COLASANTE JAN 10 ALFONZO ROGERS JAN 11
DONATO DEFRANCESCO JAN 12

ANTHONY CIOTOLA JAN 21 MARIE CIOTOLA JAN 28 CLAUDIO DISAVERIO FEB 1 LUCY GIORGI FEB 16 JOE FACCIOLO FEB 19
ED REZNICK FEB 26 JOSEPH VATTILANA FEB 29

OZZIE NICASTRO JAN 7 MONICA MARCOZZI JAN 10 GASPARE CAPPELLO JAN 12 GLORIA ROGERS JAN 15 MICHAEL ANNONE JAN 21
LOUISE POPPITI JAN 30 THERESA DIFONZO FEB 8 DORA EPISCOPO FEB 18

HUGS
by Dean Walley Submitted by Rita Mastrippolito

SIMONE AMBROSINO FEB 26 WILLIAM LARIO FEB 27

BENVENUTI NUOVI MEMBRI

VOTING MEMBERS KEVIN & TERESA BROWN AND CARLA HOFFMAN. 1ST SOCIAL MEMBER JULIO CRUZ

FOTO DEL MESE

Its wondrous what a hug can do. A hug can cheer you up when youre blue. A hug can say, I love you so! Or, Gee, I hate to see you go! A hug is, Welcome back again! and,Great to see you! Whereve you been? A hug can soothe a small childs pain, and bring a rainbow after rain. The hug!! Theres just no doubt about it We scarcely could survive without it! A hug delights and warms and charms. It must be why God gave us arms! Hugs are great for fathers and mothers, Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers. And chances are your favorite aunts, Love them more than potted plants. Kittens crave them, Puppies love them, heads of state are not above them. A hug can break the language barrier, and make your travels so much merrier! No need to fret about your need of em; The more you give, the more theres of em! So stretch those arms out without delay!!

AND GIVE SOMEONE A HUG TODAY!!!

THE BOYS! SUBMITTED BY JUDY DELLOSE
CARMINE DELSIGNORE, JOE FACCIOLO, SAB VITALE, CARLO DELLOSE, AMERICO PATONE, & VINCE COLASANTE

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VALENTINES DAY PARTY

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH THE MENDENHALL INN $50 / $55 5-6PM HORS DOEUVRES 5-7PM OPEN BAR (BEER, WINE, SODA)
SIT DOWN DINNER CHOICES: PRIME RIB CHICKEN MARSALA SALMON

FIDUCIARI / TRUSTEES
PRESIDENT: LORENZO PELOSI DONATO DIFRANCESCO MICHELE MALVESTUTO AMERICO PATONE ANTONIO PESCE

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LINA BROWN FLORA CALABRESE MICHELE MALVESTUTO KATHY PELOSI DONNA PESCE LEO VADALA 302-478-9565 302-478-0244 302-996-9084 302-999-0632 302-220-0594 410-392-9367

PERFORMING: THE UNO BAND CASH BAR 7-10PM

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VERBALI DELLA RIUNIONE GENERALE DI

DICEMBRE

GIUSEPPE VERDI LODGE #2457, GENERAL MEETING DECEMBER 12, 2011

Anthony Alfieri & Cesidio Pellegrini will be on the committee. If you are interested, contact Giovanni Maiorano. NEW BUSINESS Newsletter Changes: Please note that this newsletter is dated December/January. The February newsletter will be available the latter part of January. Administrative Council Meeting Date Change: We will meet two weeks before the general meeting. It will give us more time between the Adm. Management and the General Meeting. Facility Management and Hall Rental: We will be working with someone to formulate a policy for hall rentals. We will bring information to the general meeting in January. Commentary: Anthony Alfieri - Anthony went to a Christmas party in Philadelphia. Saw an opportunity to look at what we can do. 250 people (5 generations) All Italian music (different types) Anthony suggests we need to build from within by tying our generations together. GOOD OF THE ORDER: Joe Facciolo wished everyone a wonderful Christmas from the Executive Committee of the State Lodge. Thank you for the blankets, rattles and toys that were donated to the DuPont Hospital. Two of the lodges are donating cash to Delaware Dreams which supplies toys to children. Thank you for the 10 week Raffle. It is doing very well & it is successful. $2500 profit approximately which will really help the Grand Lodge. Appreciate the comments from Anthony Alfieri. Joe Facciolo plans to have his daughters join when they are back in Delaware & one is out of medical school. Tom St. John will be leaving for Afghanistan soon to work with the military and we all wish him a speedy and safe return. Tony Ciotola thanked Tony Bimonte for making the DVD of our events. The Scavuzzos donated the DVD player. Meeting adjourned at8:30 pm. Respectfully submitted, Elyse Reznick

CALL TO ORDER AT 7:35PM, PLEDGE, PRAYER, MOMENT OF SILENCE, MISSION STATEMENT ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Anthony Ciotola, Anthony Alfieri Josephine Scalora, Tom Mainardi, Elyse Reznick, Americo Patone, Michael Malvestuto, Donato DeFrancesco, Anthony Pesce, Giovanni Maiorano. Absent: Lorenzo Pelosi, Vince Colasante. MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER MEETING: APPROVED
TREASURERS REPORT: General Finances and Reports on Recent Events : Tom Mainardi: Christmas Party: 146 Profit: $2410. Atlantic City Bus Trip: Profit: $330.00 Scholarship Fund: $2500 was paid to scholarship winners. MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Elyse Reznick Voting on New Members Approved: Teresa and Kevin Brown, Carla Pesce Hoffman, Victor Razze. Social: Julio Cruz 1 opposed EVENTS: Josephine Scalora Kids Christmas Party 12/17 with Santa New Years Eve Party at the Lodge catered by Soffritto. Members - $ 40; Non member - $ 45 Polenta Nights: January 27 & 28th $20 member/25 non- member Mardi Gras/Valentines Day Party at the Mendenhall Inn. Members - $50; Non-members - $55. Sit down dinner; Open Bar 5-7pm, then cash bar. Uno Band will play Pasta Fagioli: Friday Feb. 24 - $10pp Homemade Wine Contest: March Rabbit Night: April

UN NUOVO LIBRO - A NEW BOOK Gli Italiani di New York (The Italians of New York) by Maurizio Molinari Submitted by Lina Brown OLD BUSINESS About the book: A look into the biggest Italian city in the US-New Christmas Party Issues: Value Received; Selection of Entres; York City. It details the most important figures of Italian descent & their Music Selection. Location of Antipasto bar was difficult; contributions to the greatest city in the world. Italian places such as the congested area. Problems around people not remembering what they "market at Arthur Avenue", where a myriad of Italian dialects are spoken, ordered. Band was good. There was a complaint that the dessert & events such as the annual Columbus Day Parade on 5th Avenue, where was taken before people were ready to have it taken away. Needed thousands of New Yorkers celebrate their Italian identity, are examined. more rock n roll. Tony: Met with the owners of the Waterfall on From political figures such as Mario Cuomo & Rudy Giuliani to business Friday Dec. 9 and conveyed our concerns. news analyst Maria Bartiromo, from architects such as Matteo Pericoli & Future parties: Like to avoid some of these issues. Renzo Piano to designer Gaetano Pesce and author Gay Talese, each one Bar Committee Meeting & Training: Fran Turturro, Al Rogers, has made a unique contribution that we know today but each share a Vince Falkowski, Ed Reznick, Fiore Celano, Joe Scavuzzo, Tom singular belief that anything is truly possible through hard work & St. John, Joe Facciolo, Cesidio Pellegrini, Giuseppina Rosauri, dedication. Giovanni Rosauri, Tom Mainardi, Josh Phillips, Ernie DeBright. About the author: Born in Rome, Italy, he is a journalist & current Training in January with the State. Times to be determined. U.S. correspondent for the Italian daily newspaper La Stampa. He previously served as European correspondent in Brussels & as diplomatic Lodge Convention January 14, 2012: The Executive Committee correspondent in Rome & has reported on the military involvement of and Board are looking for feedback from members about the the US & Italy in the Balkans, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Haiti & Africa. Has future of the club. Four groups: covered foreign affairs & defense-related stories for several Italian 1: Improving our Cash flow and event attendance newspapers & news magazines such as La Voce Repubblicana, Il Tempo, 2: Fund raising and building bond effort L'Indipendente, L'Opinione, Il Foglio and Panorama. He is perhaps best 3: Management and Use of our scholarship fund known for his exclusive interviews with many world leaders: President 4: Engaging in community, cultural & social improvement efforts George Bush; Condoleeza Rice, Madeleine Albright & Henry Kissinger; Goal: To get ideas and chart a course for the future. Look at our the Secretaries General of the U.N., Ban Ki-moon & Kofi Annan; former mission, goals and priorities for our lodge; would like as many Al Gore, & Michael Bloomberg. He is a regular guest commentator on members to come that would like to participate. Please let us know Italian foreign policy & US politics on news programs aired on the Italian in advance by January 7 if you plan to come and which group you television networks La7 & Tg5 & has occasionally served as a panelist on would like to attend. CNN & The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. He is the author of 13 nonBuilding Fund Kick Off- January 2012: In January, paperwork fiction books including, The Jews in Italy (1870-1938), The Left and Jews should be completed and we can start accepting funds. in Italy (1967-1993), The National Interest, Wall Street in the Third Person of the Year Committee: Giovanni Maiorano will chair the Millenium, No Global?, Italy Seen by the CIA (1948-2004), Obama's Country, and The Italians of New York. committee again this year. 3

WILMINGTON FRIENDS OF ITALIAN CULTURE 901 N. Du Pont St. Wilmington, DE 19805 Contact Phone: (302) 478-9565 (L. Brown) The next meeting will be held Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Roberto Hall, Padua Academy, 10th & Broom St. FEATURE PRESENTATION
Reflections on the Italian Spirit: a visit to the Medieval city of LAquila 2 years after the April 2009 Earthquake. Pete Giorgi, President of the Wilmington based Societa' Da Vinci, will share images and thoughts about the lessons he learned as an ItalianAmerican businessman visiting L'Aquila, the capital of Abruzzo, in central Italy during the summer of 2011. Pete and his wife, Ellen included a business focused stop during a 2011 summer Italian holiday to meet with leaders of the "Corale Gran Sasso", a respected musical group based in the city. Pete had been asked to meet with the group to learn more about their plans for their new offices and rehearsal spacetheir former location had been completely destroyed as it was located near the epicenter of the quake that occurred at 3:32pm on April 6, 2009. This natural disaster caused damage to over 1000 buildings in the city and left 40,000 citizens homeless. Pete and Ellen will share their photos of the city, music from the Chorale and their reflections on what they learned after walking the streets of a city rebuilding itself with a deep respect for tradition and a clear concern for safely. They will also share several "off the beaten path religious, architectural and artistic treasures (both people and places) they discovered as they toured the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and visited several lesser known cities in Tuscany. You will travel to Bagno di Romagna, Sarsina, Bertinoro, Pitigliano, etc. A little about our presenters: Pete is a native Wilmingtonian, long associated with the Giorgi Kitchens & Design Firm. He is passionate about sharing the beauty & wonder of Italian Culture ( cooking especially) to the community & his family Now, as a semi-retired kitchen designer, he travels with his wife Ellen whos firm Ellen Cheever & Associate provides industry training programs to the design profession in North American & abroad. Next WFIC Program: Feb. 19th 2012

AGENDA PER LA RIUNIONE GENERALE DI GENNAIO GENERAL MEETING AGENDA - JANUARY 9TH

7:30 PM Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence, Opening Prayer, Reading of our Mission Statement Roll Call Treasurers Report: General Finances, Reports on Recent Events Membership Report: Voting on New Members, Installation of New Members Upcoming Events: Polenta Nights, Valentines Day Party, PASTA E FAGIOLI Committees: Events, Bar, and Facility Lodge Convention: January 14, 2012 Fundraising & Building Drive Plans Good of the Order

INSTALLAZIONE DEI NUOVI MEMBRI NEW MEMBER INSTALLATION MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH AT 7:30PM. THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS WILL BE INSTALLED: KEVIN AND TERESA BROWN CARLA HOFFMAN OZZIE NICASTRO PERRY PATONE ANTHONY AND DOLORES PIZZI VICTOR RAZZE HARRY SMEDLEY CESIDIA PELLEGRINI SPOLTORE JOAN TOBIASON JOSEPH AND DAWN VATTILANA IF
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN INSTALLED AND ARE A NEW MEMBER IN 2011 CONTACT ELYSE REZNICK AT 302-658-1149 OR REZNICK@COMCAST.NET.
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PATATE RAGANATE
By Elyse Reznick INGREDIENTS

CUP OLIVE OIL 1 LBS BAKING POTATOES, PEELED AND CUT INTO 1/6 INCH THICK SLICES 3 LARGE YELLOW ONIONS, CUT INTO 1/6 SLICES 4 PLUM TOMATOES, CUT INTO 1/6 SLICES TSP SALT 1/8 TSP PEPPER CUP GRATED PECORINO ROMANO CUP FRESH BREAD CRUMBS 2 TBS. MINCED FRESH OREGANO OR 1 TSPS DRIED OREGANO DIRECTIONS PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 400 F. GENEROUSLY OIL A ROUND 12 BAKING DISH. MAKE A LAYER OF POTATOES, A LAYER OF ONIONS AND A LAYER OF TOMATOES IN THE BAKING DISH, SPRINKLING EACH LAYER WITH A LITTLE OF THE SALT AND PEPPER AND DRIZZLING EACH LAYER WITH TSP OF OLIVE OIL. REPEAT WITH ANOTHER LAYER OF POTATOES, ONIONS AND TOMATOES, AGAIN SPRINKLING WITH SALT, PEPPER & OLIVE OIL. TOP WITH THE PECORINO, BREAD CRUMBS AND OREGANO AND THE REST OF THE OLIVE OIL (5 TBS). BAKE IN THE OVEN FOR ONE HOUR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE POTATOES ARE TENDER. SERVE HOT. SERVES 6

TORTA PIZZAIOLA
By Filomena Crognale INGREDIENTS 4 EGGS 8 OZ. MOZZARELLA CHEESE OR OTHER TYPE MIXED CHEESE. 8 OZ. BOILED HAM OR OTHER TYPE OF CURED MEAT (SALAMI, CAPOCOLLO, ETC.) 9 OZ FLOUR 1 PACK PANEANGELI POLVERE LIEVITANTE PIZZAIOLO OR RED STAR INSTANT POWDERED YEAST HALF GLASS VEGETABLE OIL ONE GLASS MILK DIRECTIONS BEAT EGGS UNTIL THEY ARE LIGHT AND FOAMY. ADD CHEESE, HAM, FLOUR MIXED WITH YEAST AND THE OTHER INGREDIENTS. PUT EVERYTHING IN A 13x9PAN OR A 12 ROUND PAN. BAKE FOR 2030 MINUTES IN THE OVEN AT 375 DEGREES.
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What do I do know, forget about her? NO WAY! My foolish heart was too much in love. So what happened next? Well, one of my customers happened to be a sweet old Italian lady with a knack for arranging marriages. She had liked me since I had begun working at the bank 4 years before, and she had, in fact, tried to hook me up with other girls before, but I had always declined. Arranged marriages just were not my thing. This sweet old lady came to the bank in early December and cheerfully told me: You know, theres a girl who lives right next door to me, and I think you would really like her. My ears perked up because I knew that the old lady lived right next door to Maria. Still, I just sighed and told her: Mam, I DO know that girl and, believe it or not, I also happen to be in love with her. But I know she is engaged to some lucky guy in Italy. At this point the old lady excitedly told me: Then you will be glad to know that her mom told me things are not working out between them. Her fianc wants her to stay in Italy when they marry and she wants to stay here. Oh, please, please, please, please God, let it be true, just give me a chance to win her and I wont ever ask for anything else, I swear I wont. That was my silent prayer. The old lady hatched a plan. She invited me to her house with the excuse of decorating the Xmas tree, and she then asked Maria to stop over to help in decorating. And she did come in through the adjoining porch, and we just chit-chatted and had coffee. She then invited me to meet her family next door. I became a friend of the family and they even had me over for dinner a few times. Still, she was engaged and I just didnt know what to do. I never could declare my love for her because I never had an opportunity to be alone with her. And so I went to talk to Father Robert and opened my heart to him. He simply told me: Giovanotto (to this day he calls me giovanotto, young man), if you cant tell her you love her in person, just write her a letter. Being in love is not a sin. If she loves the other guy, you simply have to resign yourself. Gee, why didnt I think of that? And so I wrote her a letter, a long letter, a very long letter, a six page letter telling her how much I loved her. The next Friday she didnt show up at the bank. I found out she had gone to the 5 and 10 store across the street. I left the bank in a freezing rain and went to talk to her. In a very emotional confrontation, I began pleading my love for her out loud in front of other customers. I was embarrassing myself and her too, and she didnt like that at all. She brusquely told me to leave her alone. I went back to the bank with a broken heart. The next morning, Saturday, the phone woke me up. It was late in the morning and I was groggy and hung over because did I tell you about the half bottle of scotch I had drunk the night before? Cursing under my breath, I answered the phone yelling: Who is it? It was Maria calling to apologize for having been rude with me the previous evening. As soon as I heard her voice I told myself: She is going to be mine! Forty seven years later we are still going strong. OK, now, I told you my story. What is your love story? immediately turned to the worst. She stopped by my office to say hi and Dont be bashful. Tell me about them and I will put them in then she smilingly told me: Guess what, you were right. I got engaged writing. Our very talented editor Donna Marie Pesce - suggested I write an article about Valentines Day. I thought it was an excellent idea, not only because its very appropriate for the month of February but mainly because her suggestion can potentially provide me with a great source of material for future articles. But only with your cooperation. Let me repeat that, IN BIGGER FONT SIZE & IN CAPITAL LETTERS: ONLY WITH YOUR COOPERATION!!!! Allow me to explain I would like to write articles about love, personal love, YOUR personal love story. How did you meet your spouse? What made you fall in love with her/him? What keeps your marriage strong? I am sure many of us have charming stories to tell, and I just hope some of you will be willing to share them with your Lodge brothers and sisters. So, Where do I begin to tell the story of how great a love can be, the sweet love story that is older than the sea, the simple truth about the love she brings to me, where do I start? Thats what Andy Williams used to sing. YES! Where do I begin? To break the ice, Ill begin with MY personal love story, OK? ------------------------------------------------------------Do you believe in love at first sight? Give me a break, guys, thats the stuff for romance novels, and yet, and yet, and yet Well, technically my story with Maria was not love at first sight. I had seen this very attractive young lady several times before, always on a Friday evening, when she came to the Union Street office of WSFS - the branch bank that I managed to cash her meager paycheck and to deposit about one third of it in her savings account. Her constant thrift had caught my attention because I must make a confession - after working in a savings bank for 40 years, I still dont know what the word savings means. Her commendable savings habit wasnt the only thing that had caught my attention, of course. The fact that she looked and was built like Sophia Loren was another factor that had raised my antennae. And dont anybody make any cracks about that! Anyhow, sometime in May of 1963 Maria came in to cash her check and make her usual deposit, but she then came & sat in the customers lounge. She had to buy Traveler Checks because she was going to Italy on vacation. By pure luck, I happened to be the one who waited on her, & we began to chit-chat in Italian (her English was still very limited). It was the very first time I had actually spoken to her. While chatting with her, I was attracted by her beauty, of course, but also and perhaps mainly I was charmed by her exquisite simplicity. Other customers were waiting, but we kept talking on and on, just chewing the fat. I remember telling her jokingly: I bet you are going to Italy to get married. And she immediately answered: No way, who would want me? And anyway, I like it here in the United States. We talked for a good half-hour, and then she left. But while she was away, I just couldnt stop thinking about her. And I kept thinking about her to the point that I began counting the days until she would return she had said she was going to stay in Italy for 3 months. On the evening of Friday, Sep. 20, 1963 she walked in. It happened to be my birthday, and when I saw her my heart exploded with joy. It was the best birthday gift I could receive, but it
in Italy. I know it sounds overly dramatic, but I swear that my heart literally stopped. That night, I went home and drained half a bottle of scotch, neat. And thats because I only had half a bottle.

LOVE STORY

By Leo Vadala

Meanwhile, HAPPY VALENTINE DAY TO ALL!!!

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Giuseppe Verdi - Annunci Pubblicitari Costo: Membri - $20 L'anno / Non Membri - $60 L'anno
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Giuseppe Verdi Lodge No. 2457 Order Sons Of Italy in America 1806 B Newport Gap Pike Wilmington, DE 19808

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