Local Masons host third annual Friends & Family Day

Watch City Lodge No. 131 of the Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliated in Elgin hosted its third annual Friends & Family Day on Saturday, June 25, at Wing Park in Elgin.

It was a very beautiful day! Many children, teens, and adults from the Elgin community participated in this free event.

There was scrumptious food, excellent music, dancing, games, laughter, and lots of fun!

"Watch City Lodge No. 131 is very pleased to provide our community with a free and fun event," says Jerry Alexander, Worshipful Master of Watch City Lodge #131.

According to Alexander, the lodge's mission is to provide services to the Elgin community throughout the year, which includes free back-to-school haircuts and school supplies for Elgin's school age children, feed-the-needy programs during various holidays, tutoring and mentoring youth, picnics as well as other social events. Membership in Watch City Lodge No. 131 (or any Masonic Lodge) is open to all men 18 years of age or older. The belief in a Supreme Being regardless of religion and the immortality of the soul is essential. Potential members must be men of good report and can only be recommended by members in good standing.

For questions, contact Jerry Alexander, Worshipful Master, at (630) 880-2533 or jlalex975@comcast.net, or Elbert Hearon, Senior Warden, at (630) 253-4808 or elberthearon@icloud.com. Follow the lodge at www.facebook.com/WatchCityLodge131/.