Observer Lodge No. 6015

<BODY TEXT="#000000" LINK="#000080" VLINK="#000080" BACKGROUND="Image1.jpg"> <CENTER><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=749> <TR><TD WIDTH="150" VALIGN="TOP" rowspan=9 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="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> </CENTER> <TD WIDTH="545" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR="#000080" HEIGHT=33> <P ALIGN="left"><b><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#c0c0c0"> Observer Lodge No. 6015</font></b></TD> </TR> <CENTER> <TR><TD WIDTH="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> <TD WIDTH="126" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 align="left"> <P> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> <TD WIDTH="146" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=9> <P ALIGN="center"></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> <TD WIDTH="126" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <B><P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2>Warrant Date:</FONT></B></TD> <TD WIDTH="253" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <P> <font face="Arial">1st November 1944</font> </TD> <TD WIDTH="146" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=25> <p align="center"> </TD> </TR> </CENTER> <CENTER> <TR><TD WIDTH="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33><P></P></TD> </CENTER> <TD WIDTH="126" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="right"><B><FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2>Meets at:</FONT></B></TD> <CENTER> <TD WIDTH="253" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <font face="Arial">Cardiff Masonic Temple</font></TD> <TD WIDTH="146" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=25> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> <TD WIDTH="126" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="right"> <B> <FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2> Meeting Dates:</FONT></B></TD> <TD WIDTH="253" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <font face="Arial">2nd Thu: Oct, Dec, Feb (Inst), May</font></TD> <TD WIDTH="146" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=25> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> </CENTER> <TD WIDTH="126" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="right"><B><FONT face="Arial" SIZE=2>Contact:</FONT></B></TD> <CENTER> <TD WIDTH="253" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33>  </TD> <TD WIDTH="146" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=25> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> <TD WIDTH="126" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <p align="right"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Mother Lodge:</font></b> </TD> <TD WIDTH="253" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> <a href="5793.htm"><font face="Arial">Harlequins 5793</font></a></TD> <TD WIDTH="146" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=24> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 align="right" width="126"> <p>  <b><font face="Arial" size="2">Daughter Lodges:</font></b> </TD> <TD width="387" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 colspan="2"> <font face="Arial"><a href="8512.htm">Dinas Llandaf 8512</a>; <a href="8601.htm">Discovery 8601</a>; <a href="8834.htm">Hiraeth 8834</a>; <a href="8991.htm"><br> Sure & Stedfast 8991</a></font> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> </CENTER> <TD WIDTH="545" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 align="right" colspan="3"> <font FACE="Arial"> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> </p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Allied Forces were well established in Europe and were pushing back the German army on all fronts when this Lodge was granted its Warrant.</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Lodge was consecrated on 11<sup>th</sup> January 1945.</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The name OBSERVER, is quite unique in Freemasonry, it being the only one of its kind in the world. Special dispensation had to be obtained from Grand Lodge to use this particular name.</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">In ancient times torch bearers lit fires at strategically placed sites across the country to warn of impending danger. They 'observed', and took the necessary action accordingly. Thus the 'Observer Corps' was born!</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Lodge was Founded by Brethren who belonged to No 25 Observer Corps, which later became the Royal Observer Corps. The Lodge was, in fact the brainchild of W Bro Harry Stockwell, the Provincial Grand Secretary at that time, and who became its first Master.</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">When the Observer Corps was first founded its duties were to spot, plot and report the position of enemy aircraft. They played a most important and vital role in the defence of this country, particularly in the early days of the 1939-1945 war when German bombers seemed to be unstoppable, and when London was bombed for fifty six consecutive nights!</p> </font> <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="150" VALIGN="TOP" BGCOLOR="#000080" HEIGHT=8>  </TD> <TD WIDTH="6" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33></TD> <TD WIDTH="126" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33 align="right"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="241" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=33> </TD> <TD WIDTH="146" 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>