Howardian Lodge No. 5317

<body lang=EN-GB link=#000080 vlink=#000080 style='tab-interval:.5in' background="Image1.jpg"> <div class=Section1> <div align=center> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=723 style='width:542.25pt; mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt'> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="24%" rowspan=9 valign=top style='width:24.0%;background:navy; padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt;height:24.75pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:Arial;color:white'><a name=top></a>United Grand Lodge of <br> Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of England<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=136 height=134 id="_x0000_i1025" src=Image7.gif></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:Arial; color:white'>Province of<br> South Wales <br> Eastern Division<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt; color:white'> </span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:silver'>Lodges <br> in the Province</span></b></p> </td> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="74%" colspan=5 valign=top style='width:74.0%;background:navy; padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt;height:24.75pt'> <p align=left><b><span style="color: white"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#C0C0C0">Howardian Lodge, No. 5317</font></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="17%" valign=top style='width:17.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="35%" colspan=3 valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="22%" rowspan=4 valign=top style='width:22.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p align=right style='text-align:right'></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="17%" valign=top style='width:17.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Warrant Date:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="35%" colspan=3 valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p><font face="Arial">4th November 1931</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="17%" valign=top style='width:17.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Meets at:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="35%" colspan=3 valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p><span style='font-family:Arial'>Cardiff Masonic Temple</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="17%" valign=top style='width:17.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Meeting Dates:</span></b></p> </td> <td width="35%" colspan=3 valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1st Thu: Sep, Nov, Mar to May<br> 2nd Tue: Jan (Inst.)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> </td> <td width="17%" valign=top style='width:17.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p align="right"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">Mother Lodge:</span></b> </td> <td width="35%" colspan=3 valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <a href="3775.htm"><span style='font-family: Arial'>Cardiff Exchange 3775</span></a> </td> <td width="22%" valign=top style='width:22.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> </td> <td width="17%" valign=top style='width:17.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p align="right"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">Daughter Lodges:</span></b> </td> <td width="35%" colspan=3 valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <font face="Arial"> <a href="5793.htm">Harlequins 5793</a>; <a href="8419.htm">Ymlaen 8419</a> </font> </td> <td width="22%" valign=top style='width:22.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="17%" valign=top style='width:17.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="35%" colspan=3 valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="22%" valign=top style='width:22.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="74%" colspan=5 rowspan=4 valign=top style='width:74.0%; padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt;height:24.75pt'> <p align="center"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#000000">The Lodge has an associated Royal Arch Chapter,<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; color: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><br> </span></font><b><a href="../ra/Chapters/5317.htm" target="_top"><span style="color: yellow; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font color="#000080">Howardian Chapter No. 5317</font></span></a></b></font></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align="justify" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; margin-bottom: 12.0pt"><font face="Arial">The Lodge name was derived from the Howard Gardens Municipal Secondary School in Cardiff and was formed by 'old boys' of the school.  These were, it is understood, prominent men in Cardiff Docks, which resulted in the Cardiff Exchange Lodge No. 3775 becoming the Sponsor Lodge. <o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; margin-bottom: 12.0pt" align="justify"><font face="Arial">The original name was to have been Howard Gardens Lodge, but after W. Bro. Edgar J Rutter had discussed the matter with United Grand Lodge the name was changed to the present one. <o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; margin-bottom: 12.0pt" align="justify"><font face="Arial">The first Master of the Lodge was W. Bro. Edgar J Rutter. <o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; margin-bottom: 12.0pt" align="justify"><font face="Arial">This Lodge is one of three Hall Stone Lodges in the Province, the other two being <a href="5257.htm">Margam Abbey Lodge No 5257</a> and <a href="5378.htm">Glantawe Lodge No 5378</a>. <o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; margin-bottom: 12.0pt" align="justify"><font face="Arial">When the Howard Gardens School was rebuilt as a new school, it was decided to call it 'Howardians School'. Thus in a way, the Lodge gave back what it had been called in the first place. <o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; margin-bottom: 12.0pt" align="justify"><font face="Arial">Is this the only instance of a school being named after a Masonic Lodge? </font></p> <p align=right style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:right'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span><span style='font-family: Arial'><font size="1"><a href="../author.htm">Adapted from a work by W.Bro. Denis J. Woods P.Prov.D.G.D.C.</a></font></span></i></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="2%" style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:24.75pt'> <td width="24%" style='width:24.0%;background:navy;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'></p> </td> <td width="2%" style='width:2.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="24%" colspan=2 style='width:24.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p align=right style='text-align:right'></p> </td> <td width="24%" style='width:24.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'></p> </td> <td width="25%" colspan=2 style='width:25.0%;padding:5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt 5.25pt; height:24.75pt'> <p></p> </td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=180 style='border:none'></td> <td width=17 style='border:none'></td> <td width=128 style='border:none'></td> <td width=53 style='border:none'></td> <td width=180 style='border:none'></td> <td width=28 style='border:none'></td> <td width=156 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p align="center"><a href="../plodges.htm"><img border="0" src="fll.gif" width="126" height="25"></a> <a href="../Locations/cardiff.htm"><img border="0" src="ldg.gif" width="97" height="25"></a> <a href="../cardiff_diary.htm"><img border="0" src="loc.gif" width="85" height="26"></a> <a href="../ra/Locations/cardiff.htm"><img border="0" src="lra.gif" width="137" height="26"></a> <a href="../main.htm"><img border="0" src="mix.gif" width="87" height="26"></a> </p> </body>