Lawton, OK (KSWO)- Dozens spent the evening at the historic Mattie Beal Home in Lawton.
Saturday marked the second annual Mattie Beal Birthday Bash. This is done to celebrate Mattie Beal and all she did for the community. Games, live performers, and Johnny Cooks Barbeque are some of what you could find at the event. The Events Committee Chair, Elizabeth James said Mattie Beal was a key player in starting Lawton.

"She was the second person drawn in the land draw, and she valued building Lawton so much that she took a penalty to sell off some of her land to allow other people to stay here, as well as all of the land she donated so that she could see Lawton grow and become a social center in southwest Oklahoma," said James.
She also said she is proud to be able to have this event to draw the community together, just as Mattie Beal wanted.
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