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From: "Brian McConnell" <>
Subject: Giuseppe Garibaldi LOL # 3115
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 08:09:58 -0300


The below article is from the Sentinel, Volume 121, May/June 1995.

"65 YEARS MARKED BY ITALIAN LODGE

The members of Giuseppe Garibaldi L.O.L. 3115, Toronto, Ontario,
recently marked their 65th Anniversary in the Western District Orange
Hall amid a large attendance of visiting brethren.

A warm welcome was extended by the Worshipful Master, Bro. Joseph
Speziali who acknowledged the following dignitaries and bestowed Grand
Lodge Honours: M.W. Bros. Norman Ritchie, Grand Secretary, Dave
Griffin, Grand Treasurer, and G. Keyes, Hon. Past Grand Master; also
R.W. Bros. J. Chalmers, Prov. G.M.., Grand Orange Lodge/Ontario West;
S. Gilpin, JDGM/GOL/Ont. W; and G.R. Darroch, Gr. Sec./GOL/Ont. W.;
Wor. Bro. D. Wilson, C.M. , Metro Toronto County Lodge and Wor. Bro.
M. Roulston, P.C.M. All of the visiting brethren gave brief remarks
and extended their congratulations and good wishes to Garibaldi Lodge.
M.W. Bro. Dominic Di Stasi, Grand Master & Sovereign, Grand Orange
Lodge, Canada was also in attendance but fulfilling the duties of
Recording Secretary, a position he has held for many years.

During the course of the evening, M.W. Bro. Dominic Di Stasi presented
the Worshipful Master (who has held that office for more than ten
years), with a 60 Year Service Pin in acknowledgement of sixty years
of dedicated service to the Orange Order beginning with his
inititation into the Junior Orange Association.

The lodge was then presented with a suitably inscribed plague by R.W.
Gerry Darrock on behalf of R.W. Bro. D. Dailey,. I.P.G.M./Ont. W. in
recognition of attaining the largest percentage of initiations during
1994.

The Guest Speaker was R.W. Bro. John Chalmers, Provincial Grand
Master, who delivered a very educational and inspiring message giving
a somewhat detailed history of the Italian leader "Giuseppe Garibaldi"
whom the lodge was named after. Bro. Dominic Di Stasi gave a resume
of the lodge's sixty-five year history and noted the difficulties and
struggles endured during its formation.

Towards the end of the meeting, a large birthday cake adorned with 65
candles was brought into the room as the brethren rose and sang "
Happy Birthday". "

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