The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-12
CHAPTER XIV.
The ku kiux Khan at Present


CONTINUED From, Yesterday
Associated with Colonel Simmons
in the supreme office OF the Knights
of the ku KIux klan. at tae Imperial
PaIaf in Atlanta, are some OF the
most prominent citizens Of Georgia.
Next in authority TO Colonel Simmons
and the chief moving force Of the /
Knights OF the ku kIux Khan il I'D |
ward Young Clarke OF Atlanta.
Mr.. Clarke Is a young man of tire .
nend0us energy and large expert !
ence. He is chief OF stan OF the I'm I
perial Wizard and his official title !
.s Imperial kieagie" Mr.. Clarke. |
in association with Mrs Elizabeth |
Tyler, has conducted for many years /
the Southern Publicity Association in /
Atlanta. This is an advertising and |
publicity company and is the greatest !
organization OF its Kind in the South /
Among other work Of plii,lir
character that IL has performed has
been the conduct Of yarIcus drives"
of patriotic and humanitarian kind
II has conducted money raising can
paigns at various times. at which il
has been remarkably successful for
the Anti-Saloon League. the SALIVA
ton Army and other national orRani-
zations. Whenever big organizations
in the South desire to launch public
movements Of various kinds. 80 well
known is the Southern Publicity As
ISOLATION. and 50 national in scope
its reputation. that this organization
is the first to be approached to take
charge Of such nosements Mr.
Clarke is by profession newspaper
man, and is one OF the most expert
ericed and able publicity directors IN
the world. He comes Of an excellent
Southern family. His brother II man
aging editor OF the Atlanta sonstltu
ton. probably the greatest and best
known Southern newspaper His
business partner. Mrs Elizabeth Ty-
Ter. is remarkable woman she IS
in active charge of the affairs If the
Southern Publicity Assoc iatl0n. At
tie age of Ii Mrs. Tyler was aneau
child at the age OF -. ana size then
could barely read and WRIT In
many ways she finally acquired Il fair
education, but her real education Wis
obtained in larg. business affairs
With which she has been CONNIE ted
Mrs. Tyler. as wen as Mr Glarse be
cause OF the agitation concerning the
kan and the attacks maize on It
have each been attacked ay nsgssl, ia
pers which encouraged the crusade
against the Khan.
This has been the experience Of
nearly all personse who headed great
| public movements Mrs. fgser has
no connection Whatever with the Ia
| kluy Khan. as women are not admit
ted 10 membership ii tiiat urs1niza
ton. The Southern Publicity Ascot
alton WAS used a. valuable adjunct
to the Department Of l,ro5D CATION Of
the Khan. and It IS largely die 10 the
ability and experience IF MIR. Clarke
and Mrs Tyler IN grea. publicity cam
raigns that the organization sas
grown 50 rapidly.
| Now said Mr. Clarke. = want 70
tell you what the ku XIX ciganila
ton stands for FIRST And foremost.
| the real 100 per cent American HceGs
to be baptized IN the faith Of CIR
| forefathers- In the strenuous rush OF
the big business Of t.sss nation We
have forgotten the spirit Which cane
! from around that table where sat tise
real lien who planned fer ts4}s great
nation We sag that . reIiTa N
spirit Of real Amer.eanisIn fuast start
! first in the heart. minds and souls
Of the loo per cent .anesle@ auD
~ are getting these men together
and getting them into tais o8ga9ila-
ton W.cn We get then iii. - pro
pose to rcDaptIle them ~ the sHlrit OF
| Asnerieanisln under the st7rs and
Stripes and in the ideals II The n4esi
mo founded t'is u:tfion ana appn
whose ideals and plans i mas grown