The Italian immigrants to the United States, feeling a great need for expressing their love for their adopted country, constituted and incorporated themselves on June 22, 1905, into a national entity under the name of "Supreme Lodge of the Order Sons of Italy in America," being guided by the universal principles of brotherhood, liberty, equality and fraternity.

Shortly thereafter, on January 25, 1914, the Massachusetts Grand Lodge of the Order was founded. In Winchester, a handful of pioneers led by Bernardo Gigliotti, Frank Datillo and James DeLuca organized the local Winchester Men's Lodge No. 1580. It received its charter on October 19, 1930 under the sponsorship of the Woburn Men's Lodge in an impressive ceremony in the Winchester Town Hall.

The dream and drive for the lodge's own home began in 1934 when the lodge moved to its first quarters at 18 Chester Street and in 1936 to 22 Swanton Street where it remained for 23 years. Construction was started in the fall of 1958 and the lodge moved to its own permanent home in the spring of 1959.

Lodge members have served in the Grand and Supreme Lodges and have attained high office both as elected officers and members of committees. Members have also been active in civic affairs, serving as Selectmen and town officers, Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Works, Federal Highway Administration, Governor of Massachusetts, Secretary of Transportation and Ambassador to Italy.

Members are proud of their lodge and happy that it fulfills the needs of its members. They also are deeply cognizant of the enthusiastic support of the Winchester Women's Lodge No. 1592.

I encourage you to consider membership in our Lodge... you need not be of Italian descent to be a member.

Welcome to our Lodge and its web site!

Al Venuti
President

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