Harlequins Lodge No. 5793

<BODY TEXT="#000000" LINK="#000080" VLINK="#000080" BACKGROUND="Image1.jpg"> <CENTER><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=749> <TR><TD WIDTH="164" VALIGN="TOP" rowspan=10 BGCOLOR="#000080" HEIGHT=90> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT face="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="#ffffff">United Grand Lodge of <BR> Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of England<br> <IMG SRC="Image7gold.gif" WIDTH=136 HEIGHT=134> </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Arial" color="#ffffff" size="4">Province of<BR> <b> South Wales</b> <BR> Eastern Division</font></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <FONT face="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="#ffffff"><FONT SIZE=4 COLOR="#ffffff"> </FONT><B><FONT SIZE=5 COLOR="#c0c0c0">Lodges <BR> in the Province</FONT></B> </FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> </CENTER> <TD WIDTH="526" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR="#000080" HEIGHT=33> <P ALIGN="left"><b><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c0c0c0">Harlequins Lodge No. 5793</font></b></TD> </TR> <CENTER> <TR><TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> <TD WIDTH="88" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 align="left"> <P> </TD> <TD WIDTH="332" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> <TD WIDTH="263" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=9> <P ALIGN="center"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> <TD WIDTH="202" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <B><P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2>Warrant Date:</FONT></B></TD> <TD WIDTH="257" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <P> <font face="Arial">2nd March 1939</font></TD> <TD WIDTH="263" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=8> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> </CENTER> <TD WIDTH="202" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="right"><B><FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2>Motto:</FONT></B></TD> <CENTER> <TD WIDTH="257" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <font face="Arial">“Tu'r Goleuni” <br> <font size="2">(Towards the light) </font></font></TD> <TD WIDTH="263" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=8> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> <TD WIDTH="202" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="right"><B><FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2>Meets at:</FONT></B></TD> <TD WIDTH="257" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <P><font face="Arial"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></o:p></span></u>Cardiff Masonic Temple</font> </TD> <TD WIDTH="263" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=8> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> <TD WIDTH="173" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="right"> <B> <FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2> Meeting Dates:</FONT></B></TD> <TD width="257" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <font face="Arial">2nd Mon: Oct, Nov, <br>                  Jan, Mar and May (Inst.)</font></TD> <TD WIDTH="263" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> </CENTER> <TD WIDTH="173" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="right"><B><FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2>Contact:</FONT></B></TD> <CENTER> <TD width="348" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <a HREF="mailto:cr5793@freemasons.freeuk.com"><FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2>cr5793@freemasons.freeuk.com</FONT></a></TD> <TD WIDTH="263" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> <TD WIDTH="173" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="right"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Mother Lodge:</font></b></TD> <TD width="611" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 colspan="2"> <a href="5317.htm"><font face="Arial">Howardian 5317</font></a></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 align="right"> <p align="right"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Daughter Lodges:</font></b> </TD> <TD width="348" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <a href="6015.htm"><font face="Arial">Observer 6015</font></a><font face="Arial">; <a href="7353.htm">Llanfair 7353</a></font> <p>  </TD> <TD WIDTH="263" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="center"></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> </CENTER> <TD WIDTH="699" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 align="right" colspan="3"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">The Lodge was formed by Brethren who were formed pupils of Cardiff High School for Boys, and was named after the then school playing field located on the North side of Newport Road, Cardiff, and called 'The Harlequins Ground'. <o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">The school badge, which consists of the old Cardiff Coat of Arms, and the Motto was incorporated into the Lodge Crest, which also depicts the Prince of Wales feathers, the daffodil, and a Welsh Dragon rampant bearing the old City Standard. <o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">The Lodge was consecrated on 15<sup>th</sup> May 1939 by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, W.Bro. Edgar J. Rutter, the Provincial Grand Master being unable to attend owing to illness. W.Bro. Rutter, who was made an Honorary Member, became a Joining Member and served as Lodge Secretary from 1946 to 1953 when he became Master of the Lodge. His two sons served as Masters during 1948/49 and 1949/50.<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">The first Master of the Lodge was W.Bro. R P Clare. <o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">In 1989 the Lodge celebrated its 50th Anniversary, during which, on Monday 13<sup>th</sup> March 1989 the Deputy Provincial Grand Master dedicated a newly designed Banner, described as follows.<o:p> </o:p> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">The Banner comprises a Classical Harlequin standing on a black and white squared paving with the Lodge name and number in a scroll across the top of the Banner. The background of the Banner is blue. A large gold-coloured Square and Compasses is located in the centre of the Banner and forms a frame for the Motto. </span><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial"></o:p> </span></font></p> <p align="right" style="word-spacing: 0; line-height: 100%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12"><b><a href="../author.htm"><font face="Arial" size="1">Adapted from a work by W.Bro. Denis Woods, P.Prov.D.G.D.C.</font></a></b></p> </TD> </TR> <CENTER> <TR><TD WIDTH="164" VALIGN="TOP" BGCOLOR="#000080" HEIGHT=8>  </TD> <TD WIDTH="12" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> <TD WIDTH="88" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 align="right"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="348" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> </TD> <TD WIDTH="263" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> </TR> </CENTER> <CENTER> </TABLE> </CENTER> <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> <CENTER> </CENTER> </BODY>