The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-12
GRAND LODGE, N. E. O. P.
HOLDS ITS ANNUAL SESSION
 HERE TOMORROW.

session of the New England Crder ol Protection in Connecticut will be held in I. o. o. F. Hall, Crown street, this city. The morning session will open at ten o'clock and the afternoon session about two o'clock. Grand Warden Jo- seph J. Wooster will be the presiding officer. It is expected that at least two hundred representatives will be present from the eighty lodges of the order in this state. A large number of the su- preme officers will also be present from Boston, as well as representatives from the Grand lodges of Massachusetts Maine. New Hampshire and Rhode Is- land.
 The administration for the past veal has worked zealously to make what might be considered a sufficiently large gain. The gain made has been at least equal to the highest expectations Some of the lodges have done remark ably we'll Fort Hale lodge, No. 225, oi Fair Haven, heads the list with a net gain of 161; it's total membership now is 563. Elm Tree, No. 85, of this city follows with a net gain of thirty-six, its present membership being 971. Mozart No 193, of this city, makes a gain oi nineteen, it's present membership being 57S; Park City. No. 6S. of Bridgeport adds forty-three new members, making it's membership 414; Capitol, No. 301, oi Hartford. has membership of 156 making a gain of thirty-nine; Humboldt No. 210, of Waterbury, has PAP members while Gladstone, No. PIT. of New Ha- ven,s has246 members, each of these lodges making ttirty-four of a gain Centennial. No. 92, of New Haven, has 2S0, while Birmingham, No. 13S, of Der by has 131 of membership Each lodge gaining thirty-noe during the past year. Queen of Films, No. 293, of this city, made a gain of twenty eight its present membership being 161; Rub Der City, No PAP, of Naugatuck, has 12t members. it's gain being twenty-five; Montowese. No. 1884. of Branford, has a present membership of 151, gaining
 
 twenty-three members; Ida, No. 10, of Bridgeport, gains twenty-two, with 202 of membership; Sheridan, No. 218, of Waterbury, has s233 of a membership, making a gain of twenty; Haswkell No.267, of Windsor Locks, has a mem bership of "A: Seaview, No. 2S1, of Bridgeport, has a membership of 172 while Anchor, No. 40 of Waterbury, has a membership of 215; each of these lodges making a gain of fourteen; Thomaston, No S63, has forty-one of a membership, while Lofayette, No. 35S of Hartford, has fifty-five of a member ship, each of these lodges making twelve of gain; Excelsior, No. 200, of Torrington, has 122 members, and Lime, No. 197, of New Britain, has 159 members, while each of these lodges make eleven of a gain; Lenox. No. 327, of this city, has sixty-nine of a mem- bership; Jordan, No. 266, of Waterford, has 12S; Winchester, No POS, of New Haven, has 297, and Beacon, No. 69, of New Haven, has SS9; each of these lodges has made ten of gain during the past year.
 The total membership in Connecticut on April 1, 1903 was 10,143; the member ship to-day being 1O,s26; the gain for the year being 7S3.
 The mortality in Connecticut from April 1, 1903, to April 1, 1904, has been as follows:
 Thirty-two first rate sS2,0OO.
 Forty-one second rate. $S2,0O0.
 Sixteen third rate, 04S,000.
 Total. ninety eight deaths, with pay ment of $162,00O to the beneficiaries of deceased members.
 From appearances at the present time it is thought that a great deal of rou- tine business will be brought before the session. It would be impossible to fore cast the officers for the ensuing year. It is confidently expected that the posi- tions of grand secretary and grand treasurer will be filled by the present incumbents, F. D. Grinnell of this city, and Fred M. Drew, cashier of the An sonia National bank. The report is current that the administration has made a slate, but there are also rumors afioat that opposition will be made this year to any such controlling of the af- fairs of the Grand lodge as has some times been the case in former years.
 The New England Order of Protection is essentially democratic institution, the members of the subordinate lodges controlling by their representatives the management of the order in it's various branches.
 The organization has had an uninter- rupted growth ever since it's institution over sixteen years ago. The manage ment of the order has been of the best showing it's effect in the low cost of in surance which has been less than in any of the other fraternal orders that are doing business in this country. The principle of the organization to pay as you go. Assessments are levied every month to cover every claim and all benefits, for the past three years at least, have been paid within three days after the proofs of death have been re- ceived in the Boston office. This is a record of which every member has req son to be proud.
 Without doubt this annual secession of the Connecticut Grand lodge will be better attended than any previous con- vention of the representatives of the or der in this Jurisdiction. Already re- ports are beng received of increased representation from several lodges throughout the state, showing decided interest by the rank and file which is certainly exceptional in organizations ot