Old Olavians' Lodge No. 5758 - Lodge Information

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> <p align="center"><b><u><font color="#800080" size="4">Lodge Meetings</font></u></b></p> <p><b>The <font size="3">Old Olavians' Lodge is one of over 8,600 private lodges operating under the authority of the United Grand Lodge of England.</font></b></p> <p><b><font size="3">We meet at:  Freemasons' Hall,  60 Great Queen Street,  London  WC2B 5AZ</font></b></p> <p><font size="3"><b>Our meetings are on the 3rd Saturdays of January, March, May and October (Installation), and they usually start at 2:30pm.</b></font>   <font size="3"><b>Each meeting is followed by a Festive Board (or formal dinner) in a private room at a nearby public house, which is usually concluded before 8:00pm.</b></font></p> <p><b><font size="3">If you are a Freemason and wish to visit, we would be delighted to see you.  We are especially keen to see Old Olavians who may have joined Freemasonry in another lodge, and would like to meet fellow Old Olavians in lodge.   Please e-mail the </font><a href="mailto:secretary@oldolavianslodge.org.uk"><img height="16" src="images/Button%20(Secretary).GIF" width="80" align="textTop" border="0"></a> if you would like to visit.</b></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#800080" size="4"><b><u>Charities being Supported this year by the Lodge</u></b></font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#0000FF"><b>In common with most Lodges, the Master of the lodge (elected each year) chooses a mix of Masonic and Non-Masonic charities to be supported, in addition to regular on-going support to charities chosen by the members of the lodge.</b></font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#0000FF"><b>Our Master this year (for Oct 2003 - Oct 2004) has chosen the following charities:-</b></font></p> <ul> <li> <p align="left"><b><a href="http://www.harrogate.co.uk/theart/">Take Heart</a></b> :  <font color="#0000FF">A charity which raises funds for the Yorkshire Heart Centre and the Cardiac/Thoracic and Children's units within the Leeds General Infirmary.</font></li> <li> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.nmsf.org/"><b>The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution</b></a> :  <font color="#0000FF">This is a masonic charity which exists to provide accommodation, especially nursing home care, for Freemasons and their wives or widows.</font></li> </ul> <p align="left"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><b><font color="#0000FF">In addition, the lodge continues to make its regular donations to the following charities:-</font></b></span></p> <ul> <li> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.saintolaves.net/"><b>The School (St. Olave's Grammar School in Orpington, Kent)</b></a> :  <font color="#0000FF">This is in recognition of the special link between the members of the lodge and school.</font></li> <li> <p align="left"><b> <a target="_parent" href="http://www.londonfreemasonry.com/charity_index.htm">The London Masonic Charitable Trust</a></b><font color="#0000FF"> : This fund consolidates contributions from more than 1,600 London lodges and supports in particular <a href="http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/">The Prostate Cancer Charity</a> and <a href="http://www.londonfreemasonry.com/ch_charity2.htm">Royal National Institute for the Deaf</a>.</font></li> <li> <p align="left"><b><font color="#0000FF">Demelza House Children's Hospice</font></b></li> </ul> <p align="left"><font color="#0000FF"><b>Our Master last year (for Oct 2002 - Oct 2003) chose the following charities:-</b></font></p> <ul> <li> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.nmsf.org/"><b>The New Masonic Samaritan Fund</b></a> :  <font color="#0000FF">This is a masonic charity which exists to provide support for sick and infirm Freemasons, their wives, children or dependants, or the widows, children or dependants of deceased Freemasons</font></li> <li> <p align="left"><font color="#0000FF"><b>Daisy Chain</b> :  A part of the Children's Kidney Trust, which has been established as a distinct entity to raise funds for the development of child care relief hospices for children suffering from kidney disease (in particular needing dialysis).</font></li> </ul> <p align="left"><font color="#0000FF"><b>Our previous Master (for Oct 2001 - Oct 2002) chose the following charities:-</b></font></p> <ul> <li> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.nmsf.org/"><b>The New Masonic Samaritan Fund</b></a> :  <font color="#0000FF">This is a masonic charity which exists to provide support for sick and infirm Freemasons, their wives, children or dependants, or the widows, children or dependants of deceased Freemasons</font></li> <li> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.saintolaves.net/"><b>The School (St. Olave's Grammar School in Orpington, Kent)</b></a> :  <font color="#0000FF">This is in recognition of the special link between the members of the lodge and school.</font></li> <li> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.meningitis-trust.org.uk/"><b>The Meningitis Trust</b></a> :  <font color="#0000FF"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">An internationally recognised charity, the Meningitis Trust leads the fight against meningitis by</span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">producing an extensive range of information to raise awareness of the disease, funding research into vaccines and treatment, </span>and <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">offering a wide range of support for people affected by meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia.</span></font></li> </ul> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="center"><b><u><font color="#800080" size="4">School Prizes sponsored by the Lodge</font></u></b></p> <p><b>The <font size="3">Old Olavians' Lodge, while accepting any suitable candidate as a member, is however specifically intended to be a Lodge for Old Olavians (including both teaching and non-teaching staff, Governors and their employees, and their relatives).</font></b></p> <p><b><font size="3">The lodge still maintains links with the School, and in particular has for many years sponsored the <font color="#800080" face="Baskerville Old Face">Giles Pilcher Prize</font> which is traditionally awarded to the School Captain.</font></b></p> <p><b>I<font size="3">n the year 2001-2002 our then Worshipful Master (W.Bro. Richard White) obtained the agreement of the School Governors and the Headmaster for the lodge to sponsor two new prizes, to be known as the <font color="#800080" face="Baskerville Old Face">Old Olavians' Lodge Prize for Charity or Community Work</font>.   One of these will awarded each year to a student in the upper school and the other to a student in the lower school - the recipients being nominated to the lodge by the Headmaster.   Summer 2002 saw the first awards of these two new prizes.</font></b></p> <p><font color="#0000FF"><b>In the</b></font><b><font color="#0000FF"> year 2002-2003, one of our oldest Past Masters, who had first attended the School in 1928, auctioned a hand crafted Cricket Bat at our Festive Board after the October 2002 meeting.   Using this money, and after discussions with the School, the Lodge presented a new </font> <font color="#800080" face="Baskerville Old Face">School House Trophy </font> <font color="#0000FF">shield.  This trophy will assist the School in improving inter-house competition, and was presented to the first winning House on 10th July 2003 W.Bro. Richard White, Immediate Past Master.</font></b></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><b><u><font color="#800080" size="4">Lodge Regalia and Temple pictures</font></u></b></p> <p><b><font color="#0000FF">Ever wondered  what the inside of a Lodge meeting room (or "Temple") looks like?   Or what some of our masonic regalia looks like?</font></b></p> <p><b><font color="#0000FF">Well, you could always come to Freemasons' Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, London (020 7831 9811) and find out !    Yes - the building is open to the public most weekdays, and there are guided tours available to the public.   Please see the Grand Lodge web site for more details.    You will also be able to visit the library and museum, and see various items of masonic regalia on display.</font></b></p> <p><b><font color="#0000FF">But if you can't make it in person, here are a few pictures to give you an idea.</font></b></p> <table border="3" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%" bordercolorlight="#00FFFF" bordercolordark="#000080"> <tr> <td width="33%" valign="middle" align="center"><img border="0" src="images/OO%20Banner%20L-Def.jpg" width="125" height="208"> <p><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>The Lodge Banner</b></font></td> <td width="33%" valign="middle" align="center"><img border="0" src="images/WM%20Apron%20L-Def.jpg" width="179" height="148"> <p><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>The Worshipful Master's Apron</b></font></td> <td width="34%" valign="middle" align="center">    <img border="0" src="images/WM%20Jewel%20Engraving%20L-Def.JPG" width="253" height="193"> <p><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>The Worshipful Master's Jewel of Office</b></font></p> <p><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>Showing the incription on the reverse, recording that it was presented to the first Master in 1939.</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" valign="middle" align="center"> <img border="0" src="images/UGLE%20250%20Jewel%20L-Def.jpg" width="140" height="105"></center> <p align="left"><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>The 250th Commemorative Jewel  (of the formation of the Grand Lodge in 1717) which is worn on the Master's collar, and indicates that the Old Olavians' Lodge contributed to the 250th Anniversary Commemorative Fund - which supports the Royal College of Surgeons of England.</b></font></td> <center> <td width="33%" valign="middle" align="center"><img border="0" src="images/UGLE%20275%20Jewel%20L-Def.JPG" width="151" height="115"> <p><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>The 275th Anniversary Jewel </b></font></td> <td width="34%" valign="middle" align="center"><img border="0" src="images/glarms2.gif" width="159" height="180"> <p><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>The Arms of the United Grand Lodge of England </b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" valign="middle" align="center"><img border="0" src="images/Temple%20East%20L-Def.jpg" width="214" height="163"> <p><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>A typical Temple at Freemasons' Hall looking towards the Master's Chair </b></font></td> <td width="33%" valign="middle" align="center"><img border="0" src="images/Temple%20West%20L-Def.JPG" width="214" height="163"> <p><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>Another view - this time looking the other way towards the Senior Warden's Chair </b></font></td> <td width="34%" valign="middle" align="center"><img border="0" src="images/Night%20(Plate%204%20from%20The%20Four%20Times%20of%20Day)%20by%20William%20Hogarth.jpg" width="262" height="315"> <p><font color="#0000FF" size="2"><b>Hogarth's drawing No. 4 "Night" from from his series "The Four Times of  Day" a Master being helped home by his Tyler - amid mayhem!  (Notice the large white aprons they are wearing) </b></font></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="1"><a href="Copyright%20notice.htm" target="main">© This site and its contents are Copyright 2002 by the Old Olavians' Lodge No. 5758 and other copyright holders. 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