Our Lodge was chartered on February 5, 1950, with John Battaglia serving as our first President. The Monterey Lodge evolved from a club of Italian Americans – a club named – “Amerigo Vespucci.”

At its start the new Monterey Lodge consisted of Italian Americans, most of whom were Italian immigrants and families with roots in Sicilia – specifically from the provinces of Palermo and Trapani – and most of them were fishermen.

All of our charter members who continued their membership in our Lodge are now deceased. The last one who passed away was Jerome Lucido, who has been honored by the Italian Government as a Commendatore in the 90’s.

To date our Lodge has been led by a total of twelve Presidents during the past 50 years:

PAST PRESIDENTS

John Battaglia	James Stoltz
Jerome Lucido	Filippo D’Aquanno
Antonio Lucido	Charles Della Sala
Vito Catalano	Ed Dickie
Joseph Aiello	Joseph Cerchi
Richard Miner	Helen Brogno

Our Mission:

The Mission of the Order Sons of Italy is to promote and preserve the History, the Traditions, the Culture and the Language of Italy for the benefit of all humanity.

The Monterey Lodge has expanded the Mission to recognize the needs of the community and to help meet those needs.

The Monterey Lodge of the Order Sons of Italy has become an integral part of the total Monterey Peninsula community and is recognized for its becoming active in our community while continuing to work vigorously for the fulfillment of our Sons of Italy Mission.

What we do:

The Monterey Lodge promotes the Italian Language and culture as well as participates in philanthropic and social undertakings. Annually we donate to:

College scholarships to local High School students

Cooley's Anemia Foundation

Hope Services

Walk for the Human Race

Sponsor for St. Angela's Church golf Tournament

Sober Grad Night

Students to Italy (thru the Grand Lodge)

After 9/11 the Monterey Lodge raised over $4400 at a single breakfast and donated the money to the families of the NYC Firefighters

What is OSIA?

Italian Americans celebrating our heritage and building a better tomorrow.

OSIA was established in the Little Italy neighborhood of New York City on June 22, 1905, by Vincenzo Sellaro, M.D., and five other fellow immigrants from Italy who came to the United States during the great Italian migration of the late 19th and 20th centuries. During its history, OSIA has been involved in promoting immigration legislation; assisting in the assimilation process; supporting cooperation, trade and diplomatic relations between the United States and Italy; initiating social and fraternal events; encouraging educational achievements through scholarships; serving local communities through a variety of cultural events and raising funds for local charities.

Duties of OSIA Officers (click here)

First In Involvement

"The basic thing that the Sons of Italy as an organization has done is to remind us that it is perfectly acceptable, and, as a matter of fact, desirable to be both an American and a person who recognizes his or her own special origins."

Former New York Governor

Mario M. Cuomo

First in Family Values

"I was taught that family was always number one... before making movies, before any TV shows, before any recording contracts. Those ideals that were instilled in me come from deep Italian roots and deep Italian hearts."

Annette Funicello, actress