The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-11

Grand Celebration Of Sixth Anniversa-
ry of Charter Oak Lodge No. 1SS-

Grand Celebration Of Sixth Anniversa-
Large Gains in All the City Lodges.
On Wednesday evening Of next week
Charter Oak lodge No. 1888 of the New
England Order of Protection in this
city will celebrate it's sixth anniversary
in Its hail. 400 State street. The cele-
bration will consist of a banquet with
a seating capacity Of two hundred at
the tables, after which a fine pro-
gramme Of toasts or sentiments will be
given, with responses by some of the
most noted officials of the order in the
state.
Charter Oak lodge was instituted on
the evening OF March 16, 1892, with
twenty members present on that
evening. although the charter closed
with fifty names In all. In a four
months contest between the different
lodges of the order in the state in 1898
"a Charter Oak made the highest per-
centage of gain, and won as prize for
so doing a beautiful gavel and block.
which was presented by the grand
warden and now is used by the warden
at every session of the lodge. Charter
Oak has about one hundred and eighty
members and is we'll regarded by the
other lodges of the order throughout
this section.
The committee to arrange for the cell
ebration is making great preparations
| for the occasion, and expects very
large turnout Of the members. Repre-
sentative officers win also be present
! from every lodge in the city, as well as
| from Saltonstall lodge of East Haven
| and Montowese lodge of Branford. All
the staff officers of the grand lodge will
also be present, as we'll as the supreme
warden of the order, Lucius p. DEM
ing. The committee having in charge
the arrangements for the celebration is
as follows. Past Warden w. c. McIn-
tosh, chairman; Past Warden e. G.
Sargent, Vice Warden M. E. Gilligan,
F. G. Colwell and K. Colwell.
The programme of toasts or senti-
ments to be given is as follows:
Chairman's Address-Past Warden w. G.
| Mcintosh.
1."Charter Oak Lodge. No. 1sS-Respond-
ed to by Warden f. D. Bailey
2,-"The Day We Celebrate Responded to
by Past Warden J. w. Chaplin.
| Selection Mandolin and Guitar-Messrs.
Fancher and Smith.
3.-"The Grand Lodge OF the State Of Con-
acknowledgements to by Grand Warden
| J. 3, Weiant and Grand Secretary f. D.
Flue Solo Selected--H. w. Dockum.
4.-"The New England Order of Protection"
Responded to by Supreme Warden H.
=. Deming.
Mandolin Solo Selected Edwin s Fancher
| 5.-"Our Sister Lodges"-Responded to in
| three minute Addresses by Warden ].
Homer Gould, Elm Tree, No. SO; War
den Charles H. Harris, Beacon, No. So;
90; Warden Carlyle T. Boynton, Monte
wese, No. 1874; Warden Ferdinadn
Pdeghar, Mozart, No. 1893; Warden w
II Pyle winchester, No. POS; Warden
den NJ. Meany, Fort Hale, No. 90;
Warden Henry Fl. Bradley, Saltonstall,
No. 258; Warden Henry III. Bradley,
Queen Of Films, No. 293.
| Selection-Flute and Piano-Messrs. Dock
um and sherman.
6..-'The Ladies' Responded to by Grand
Treasurer f. NJ. Drew.
! Home. Sweet Home
| The New England Order Of Protection Is
making large additions to its membership
every week, The meeting of Gladstone
lodge No 2O7. on Wednesday evening, was
very largely attended. Eleven applications
were read by the secretary and four were
elected to membership. AT the next meet
large number will be initiated and about
twenty to thirty applications presented.
| Other lodges are doing well also, although
Elm Tree seems to lead the list, having
| had sixty-tive applications at the last meet
| ing, while they confidently expect forty five
| to fifty applications at the next meeting.
| 1t is thought that the inrcease In member
ship in this state for the fiescal year up to
the first of April will be over one thousand.
the increase for the year previously being
| six hundred.