The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-20
WALTON INVITES
WORLD AT LARGE
GOyernOr-Elect Plans for Two Hun.
dred Thousand. Barbecue and Dance,


Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. "a call
forl enough provender to serve 2OO,-
600 persons two days has gone out
over Oklahoma.
Gov.-elect ]. c. walton (DemocraU
has invited the world at large to his
inaugural party, January 10 and II, at
the state fair grounds here.
He said he expects his guests to
come by OK trains, airplanes, motor
cars, special railroad trains, riding the
rods and the cushions, afoot, horse
back, and by all available other meth
DDS of travel.
He will serve them barbecue, and
give square dance-on the complete
ly floorcdin circle Of haif-mile race
track.
Dan V. Lackey, prize fight promot-
cr, is chairman of the committee Of
5000 members arranging the festivi-
ties
Here is tentative list of supplies
for the barbecue, prepared by Lackey:
Five hundred beef cattle, 200 hogs, 200
sheep, 5000 chickens, 1000 turkeys,
5000 rabbits, 1000 squirrels. 200 opos-
sums, 500 ducks and geese, ten buf-
falo, ten bears, ten deer, ten antelope,
five tons Of coffee, five tons OF salt
five tons OF sugar, 1000 pounds of
pepper. ESQ bushels Of onions, 100, 900
loaves of bread, 100000 buns, Is car
loads OF firewood and three carloads
OF pine knots for kindling.
Here might be included also as list
ed by ilackey, 5000 persons to serve
the multitude, and 500 expert butchers,
slicers and barbecuers.
The new governor is to take his Of
tice OH a stand erected in the race
track paddock. The two houses OF the
state legislature will concene in Joint
session on the stand, and swear into,
office the chief justice OF the supreme
court, who will then administer the
oath to the chief executive. This Is
to take place on January 8. The two
day celebration will follow.
The new governor will ride $4,000
saddle horse, seated on $4,000 sad
die, in parade which will start the
festivities. The horse has been prom
ised, according to I4ackey, by Col. Zach
Mulhall Of Mulhall, Okla, and the
diamond and ruby studded gold mount
ed saddle by Col. George Miller of the
l01 Ranch. Both are members Of the
central barbecue committee, as is also
Pawnec Bill, Snowman and rancher.<
Word has gone to Democratic head
quarters in every county of the state
to enlist all the old fashioned fddlers
who know how to play Turkey in the
Straw" Other old timers who special
lied in calling the figures for dances
are being sought.
Adjt. Gen. G. f, Barrett has promised
that units Of the Oklahoma National
Guard will police the gathering. From
national guard and regular army
sources in the state, according to
l.ackey, it is expected that enough
tents can be gathered to shelter the
visitors.
Among the especially invited guests
OF the new governor at his inaugural
party will be about 900 Indians, rep
rcscnting all the tribes living in Ok
lahoma. Several tribes have promised
to stage dances.
Governor-elcct Walton, was the nom
incc Of tho Democratic party. n his
statewide campaign he promised that
if he were chosen for the Office Of chief
executive his inaugural ball would be
no pink tea party" for the -four
hundred" but would be real old
fashioned outdoor celebration for any
one who cared to be present The
barbecue will carry out his campaign
promise.
Walton's barbecue. however will
not be the first inaugural celebration
Of its kind i'm Oklahoma. C. III. Has
kell, the first governor Of the state,
who, in 1907, took the oath of office
three hours after the president had
signed the statehood bill, gave such
4 celebration at Guthrie, the former
state capital.