The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-10
N. r. o. F.
Unusual Activity n."u- hout the Order in
 Ihis ity and tate.

unusual Activity n."u- bout tho order Ill
 Ihis City and tate.
 There seems to be no fraternal order so popular at the present time as the New England Order of Protection, at least in this city and state The com blned membership of the different lodges of the state on January 1 of the present year was 4,735. The supreme secretary has just reported that this number has been increased on the first of the present month to 5,010 about one-half of this increase being made in New Haven alone. Of thisshumber, SC are social members, 1,774 carry $1,000 insurance each, 1915 carry $2,000 and 1,2S5 carry SS,000.
 Among the eight different lodges in this city there is friendly rivalry as regards bringing in new members, and this accounts somewhat for the great progress being made. The coming week promises we'll for the order as far as entertainments are concerned On Monday evening, March 16. Judge Lu- cius F. Deming will give his illustrated lecture, entitled Historic Ireland" in Warner hall, under the auspices of Gladstone lodge, No. 217, This particu- lar lecture has been given once before by Judge Deming in this city, and is spoken of by those who then heard it as a literary production and intense ly interesting to all who are at all in- terested in the Emerald Isle" Rev, Father Mulholland, who was in the audience at that time, was so much pleased with it that he wrote letter to Judge Deming giving it his unquali- fled endorsement. The lecture is partly historic and partly descriptive, and tells the story of Ireland from early pre- historic times, through the period of St. Patrieks missionary labors, through the Danish invasion and the English conquest to the present time
 Few people, even those who were born in Ireland, are aware of it's unique and magnificent history, or dream that iii that abused island there are mor1u- ments and inscriptions which demon strate the fact that 1t is the oldest part of the European continent and was occupied by a people we'll advanced in the arts, sciences and in civilization, while the rest of Europe was occupied by a savage population roaming the mountains and valleys clothed in skins and dwelling in caves like the beasts of the field. All this is illustrated by Judge Dening in his lecture, who has made a careful study of the island, it's monuments, history and civilization.
 On Wednesday evening, March 1S. Charter Oak lodge No. 1SS, gives mu- sical and literary entertainment and banquet, to be followed by dancing, in their hall No. 400 State street. One of the features of the concert program, which is very select one, will be an address by the grand warden, l.. P. Deming. The committee in charge of the entertainment are A. F. Mallon, c. 0. Appleby, c. L Meigs, H. c. Dockum and w. c. Mcintosh. The warden, M. J. Hotchkiss will preside
 Elm Tree lodge, No. 35, will give a musical and literary entertainment in their hall on Friday evening, March 20. An elaborate program has beens pre- pared, which will be published later. After the entertainment refreshments will be served.
 On Wednesday morning, April 8, the grand lodge of the state will hold it's annual session in this city, which will be followed by a banquet in the even- ing.
 The officers and members of the diff ferent lodges of the city are filled with enthusiasm in their work, and all should certainly be gratified with the progress which the order is making at the pres ent time.