By Nickolas Marinelli

Even before the convention began, the Order Sons of Italy Grand Lodge of California was on pins and needles. There was going to be a change—a transition of power—and for the first time in recent memory, nobody knew how it was going to turn out.

The delegates from the so-called filial lodges that make up the Grand Lodge of California began arriving early at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento, where the convention was to be held. Though the official kick-off was not until Thursday, the hotel started to fill up as early as Monday with delegates, officers, and guests in anticipation of the annual convention. The whispers and campaigning that had up to that point been confined to private conversations began to be discussed in groups for the first time.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano