The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-12
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Meeting Wednesday of the Connecticut
 Grand Lodge in BLiddletown-JudgeD Dem
 ing Elected Grand Warden-Supreme
 Lodge Officers.
 The annual session of the Connecti- cut Grand lodge of the. New England Order of Protection was held in Ar mory hall in Middletown Wednesday The following is the list of officers elected for the ensuing year: Judge L. P. Deming, New Haven, grand wardeni J. B, Wiant, New Britain, grand vice warden; F. D. Grinnell, New Haven, grand secretary; s. A. Granger. Win sted, grand treasurerI Mrs. Theresa Clark, Bridgeport, grand chaplain; Mrs. Floyd, New Haven, grand guide; W. K. Wright, Ivoryton, grand guardian; George H. Peck, ,Torrington, grand sem tinel; c. s. Conklin, New Britain, grand trustee.
 Before the close of the session the following officers of the Supreme lodge were introduced: Supreme warden. H. w. Oakes of Auburn, Me-; supreme vice Wd1uGIl, Os Os I1OW dl VI Ol 4DO9LOllp NAeN97't supreme treasurer, J. P. Sanborn of Newport, R. l.; supreme secretary, D, M. Frye of Boston, Mass, and supreme representative, Shaw of Rhode Island. A banquet was served at Chafee's hotel at 2:30 o'clock at the close of which addresses were made by the supreme officers. Great enthusiasm prevailed.
 In the evening the supreme and grand officers attended the regular meeting of Gladstone lodge of this city, at which addresses were made by the supreme and grand lodge officers and visiting members.
 INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES.
 A Short History.
 The Middletown Herald says: The Grand lodge of the New England Or der of Protection was instituted April 22, 1889, at which time there were twelve lodges with a membership of 512 Will liam H. Ely of New Haven was the first grand warden. In 1890 the grand secretary reports 19 lodges with mem bership of S35; in 1891, 20 lodges and membership of 1, 956; 1892, "A lodges and 1.769 members; 1894, 35 lodges, 3.192 members and the report of to-day gives 49 lodges with membership of 4,224.
 This report gives a wonderful gain during the past five years and demon- strates the fact that a. New England order is appreciated. The death rate In the order during the past five years has been 6-10 per 1000, Average pay ment of death claims, fourteen days after proof of death, $12O,OOO has been paid into Connecticut alone since 1890. Lodges are located in Mid dletown, Bridgeport, Bristol, Winsted, New Haven, Waterbury, Meriden, Thompsonville, New Britain, Shelton, Stratford, Seymour, Stamford, South Norwalk, Ivoryton, Wallingford, An sonia, Branford, Birmingham, Gull ford, Torrington, Clinton, Collinsville, Cromwell, Portland, Norwich, Mantle, New London, Chester and Madison, and others soon to follow.
 Grand Secretary Grinnell was born in Massachusetts and came to Connec- tiout about thirty years ago and has resided in New Haven during that time. He has for many years been in- terested in fraternal societies and is at present a member of Hiram lodge No. 1, F. and A. NJ, Elm Tree lodge No. S5, N. E. o. P, Davenport council, R. A., and Israel Putnam lodge No. 35, A. O. U. N. He is life member of the Supreme lodge. N. B. o. F., and has been the grand secretary of the grand lodge since its organization. He is state organizer for Connecticut and has instituted forty-six of the forty nine lodges during the past six years.
 MT. Grinne1l is superintendent of the l.. c. Gilbert company of New Haven and of all the lodge work he has done has never missed a day from his busi- ness, having done the lodge work even ings. He is an earnest worker, a good talker and thoroughly posted as to the condition and working of all orders.
 MT. Grinnen believes the N. E. Q. P. to be the order for New England peo- ple No man ventures into anything before convincing himself it is sound and safe Then he goes into the work for success, which has certainly crown ed his efforts in this as well as other business ventures.
 
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