I had posted several months ago about an Italian festival that took place on Elm St. in downtown Greensboro. Energetic representatives of the Winston-Salem affiliate of the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) were present, and recruited attendees to form a new Greensboro chapter.
The first meeting was held earlier this month. The News and Record published a small announcement this morning.
One of the first tasks of a new local affiliate of OSIA is to select a name. It was decided that we would try to name the chapter after someone who has some significance for the state of North Carolina.
One woman nominated an Italian Revolutionary War soldier who apparently fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse (and whose name unfortunately escapes me). Another member nominated Amadeo Giannini, who founded Bank of America.
But the "winning" nominee was this guy. And so the chapter is being named after him-- with whom some are doubtless familiar.
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