The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-25
SUPREME WARDEN H0N0RED
JEWELLED BADGE PRESENTED TO
PAST GRAND MASTER DEMING.


New England Order of Protection Join in
Presenting the insignia of the Rank as a
Token of Appreoiation-Exercise Take
Place in Warner Hall.
The local members of the New Eng
land Order Of Protection gave recep-
ton to Supreme Warden Lucius P.
Demng in token of their appreciation
of his services during the six years that
he held the Office of grand warden Of
Connecticut.
w. c. Mcintosh of Charter Oak lodge,
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments, called the members to order and
announced Grand Secretary #. D. Grin
nell as the chairman and master of GER
emonies. He said:
Brothers and Sisters-'I see as much
pleasure in your faces as l myself feel
upon this occasion. We are glad to
honor the distinguished brother. Lu-
cius p. Deming.
"He has done a great work for the
New England Order of Protection for
the last six years, when he was the
leader of the organization in this state.
We are proud to honor ourselves in
honoring him. l am grateful for the
part l hold this evening as chairman
of your meeting.
sit is not for me to make a long ad-
dress this evening; that is to be done
by brighter men,
The Amphion quartet sang MAY
Love the Girls?" which was heartily
encored. The quartet responded with
''Dinah, Don't You Co."
Hon. George H. Howard of Cam
bridge, past supreme warden, was in
troduced as the first speaker. He con-
graduated the members of the local
lodges upon the elevation of one of
their number, Judge Lucius P. Deming,
to the highest position in the organiza-
ton.
Continuing he said: 1.-THE order is in
reach of every man who earns fair
salary. It's expenses are light and its
business has always been conducted
upon a safe and economical basis. Dur
ing it's existence $14,000,000 has been
paid out in benefits, and not one penny
has been lost"
Miss May Belle Hutchinson sang
Voices of the Woods" after which
Chairman Grinnell introduced Supreme
Vice Warden Levi w. Shaw as the
watch dog of the order"
He said it was not yet ten years since
few men met in the old Bay State
and promulgated the doctrine of this
order which comprises what is the best
for social, financial and moral benefit
of the people in the middle walk of
life
The men who formulated these prin-
ciples did not realize that in less than
ten years $4,000 members would be en-
listed under their banner
To accomplish this work it has re-
quired unremitting labor. 1t has taken
work. You know that men have enter
ed the order for the sake of insurance
only. These are selfish members 1t is
not due to these members that his sue
cess has been obtained, but to such
men as the past supreme warden, the
supreme warden and the grand secre-
tary of your state.
In these men this order has been for
tunate. You have been told that it was
desirable to have the members of the
the supreme warden; now do not
take too much stock in that Supreme
Warden Deming is known in every one
of the six New England states. We all
know him and 1T is for that reason that
we placed him at the head of this grand
old order.
Miss Grace Maude Bronson recited
"Seein' Things at Night and "Delsar-
te" At the close Of the recitation
handsome bouquet was sent to Miss
Bronson. In response to the encore she
recited, 1.-THE Picnic"
Hon. James P. Sanborn, editor of
Newburyport, r. l., Herald founded
by Benjamin Franklin supreme treas
urer of the order, said he came to Join
in honor1ng one of the distinguished
sons of the New England Order of Pro-
tection-an honored townsman. 1t was
known to all members of the order that
Judge Deming had worked early and
late, in season and out of season. Con-
tinuing the speaker said: "The success
of the order in New Haven and
throughout Connecticut has not been
In vain. He is not only past grand
warden of the state of Connecticut, but
supreme warden of all New England.
Brother Deming, have the pleasure
to present you with this past grand
warden's jewel"
The speaker then showed a gold
badge 1t consisted of six pointed
star, each point bearing the name of
one New England state.
Continuing Treasurer Sanborn said:
'It is an emblem of your great and
brilliant work. You have won it by
your long and ardent service"
Judge Deming in reply said: 'I have
sort of feeling that I am on exhibit
ton. I do not want you to apply any
of the kind words that have been said
of me, to me, but to the office which |
have accidently filled for the past six
years 1t is true ! have worked for
this order, but were I to take any of
these pleasant things to myself you
would quickly and justly resent it. No,
friends, the New England Order of
Protection numbers $500 members in
New Haven because I have had the
backing of every one of you.
81 shall wear this beautiful badge I
shall always feel thankful for the spirit
which has prompted the gift. But I
want to say that this grand order has
been the result of the work of such
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