The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-15
WALKERS PAST l. OF 100 YEARS
 IS REENACTED
Over 10000 Persons At tend Centennial Cele-
 bration At Jasper
MUSGROVE HAILED
 AS KING COAL
Many Towns Of County Have Historic Floats
 Entered In Parade

JASPER, Ala, Nov. h. Especial. "A crowd estimated by many to be between 10000 and 12,000 atteneded the one hundredth anniversary cele- bration of the formation of Walker county here today.
 Conveyances of every description com menced arriving at daybreak Friday and by the time of the formation of the parade at two o'clock the streets were packed and jammed. Forming at the grammar school the parade passed through the principal streets. At It's head ruGa 1gY Y. 9'Raar, nnrshal of the day. followed by Mayor Jack Gran ford and city officials.
 The mayor was followed by an OK wagon h. which rode some of the eld- est, seftlers. including Uncle "Boog" Worthington. igs sc and his sister, Little Grandma" Simpson. who is 9S. Next in order came the old fashioned an. asg fashioned lady h9re-back rid CTS, the queen and her ,retinue in a gorgeously decorated float. Other floats represented the nearby towns and com munities followed, all gorgeously dec orated and symbolic of their respective industries.
 Many Floats Entered
 Elaborate floats from Townley, Par rish, Aldridge, Cordova, Boldo, Corna, Dora. Curry and others were in line. Perhaps the most comprehensive of all displays in the parade was that of Man chester, called the Evolution of North Walker" represented by log wagon drawn by six mules on which rested a giant pine log. Others followed show ing the conversion of the log into lum- Der, truck containing fine specimens of swine, a truck load of famous ap- pies from Winesap farm and other ex- hibits.
 The Walker County Medical associa- tion with half dozen trucks was also in line, showing by hospital exhibits. trained nurses, doctors, etc, the modern hospital facilities enjoyed in Walker county at the present time. There were vehicles used by the doctors 100 years ago and the gradual advance through all the years eliminating with the modern luxurous automobile road ster of the present.
 Pageant Given
 The Walker centennial pageant. writ ten by Mrs. Ann Tutwiler Pennington was the principal feature of the nights entertainment. The pageant is sym bolic story of Walker county beginning 100 years ago and presenting in cpl sodes the development of the county.
 The prologue to the pageant showed the queen of Walker county escorted by her maids, pages, herald, trumpeteers an. Ariel, the fairy atetndant. Episode one represented the visit to Jasper of Lorenzo Dow, pioneer evange- list and characters representing the first settlers in Walker county. Time 1894.
 Episode two showing Jasper, an h. dian post, with various traders, set tiers, Indians, etc. Time 1920.
 Episode three, the legislature creat- ing the county of Walker and naming it in honor of Judge William Walker of Huntsville.
 Episode four, departure of soldiers for the Civil war. Many old Confed- crate veterans took part. Time 1861.
 Episode five, reconstruction days. Klansmen, etc., in this act some very fine. acting is done by the characters representing war" and the struggles of the survivors, of that historic catas- trophe. Time 1865.
 Musgrove Crowned King
 Episode six, represents by claimants to the throne of Walker county. Cot ton was enacted by Rev. c. c. Butler, timber by Albert Russell, corn by Dr. Williams, leather by J. R. Burton, fruit by Rufus Cranford, and coal by l.. B. Musgrove. After claims as to fitness to rule Walker county, the jury unani- mously agreed that coal has done more for Walker county, than any other one industry or commodity and the king, Colonel Musgrove, was crowned.
 During the entire presentation the great trained chorus rendered musical selections appropriate to the program. Dancing featured the closing exercises, minuets, Virginia reels, Indian dances.
 Beautiful costumes representative of the various periods added no little to the beautiful pageant, declared by crit ics who have read it to be work of rare artistic merit.