The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-09
CHAPTER H.


Continued From Yesterday
Minister Simmons needed money
for his family and dependent rela-
tions. and he then entered into the
fraternal and insurance field. In this
work his ability and force soon car
ried him to the front. and in q short
time he was given charge Of an en-
tire district In South Georgia for one
Of the largest fraternAl orders. Soon
he had built up fratornal insurance
business, which gave him an income
Of $4,000 per year. He was commits
stoned as colonel by one OF the larg
est fraternal orders to command and
organize five regiments of their uni
| form rank This is where he gets his
title. At that time he was the young
est man in the order holding such
| rank
/ lie happened to be in Atlanta on
business soon afterwards and was
standing on street corner talking
/ to friends when Il large touring auto
mobile skidded around the corner.
che back bumper struck him in the
81. me. and he fell 10 the pavement
completely paralyzed He was bed
ridden fer SIX months. and during This
siine. when he had nothing to do but
the details of the plan OF the Knights
ii the I<u klux Khan; to build the or
Der about which, he had dreamed for
ears lie had been quietly work ing
and thinking out d plan to do this foI
iiteen years, ever since his vision in
be SKY. but it was not until he Was
Ia ii up in bed. seriously injured. that
hs. came 10 a resolution 10 launch the
0ie enterprise as soon as he recot
e1s,i
TIE accident ended bis career as
In influential and powerful factor IN
the flatern;il insurance business, and
eaa 1t not been for the accident II IS
ee.sihie he would still be one of Tn.
eisief officers of that fraternity
In discussing his life with HI
trends. amt when in Il reminiscent
mood Colonel Simmons expresses hi
belief chat it may be possible that :;
higher power took him from the fuul
distinct phases of activity into whict
J ne had previously entered and finasls
. fo.eed him into his present Work a.
( Re,,d Of the Knights of the ku Kun
! x Ian which he considers the creates
5 movement ever started for the pres
elv&tion. elevation and Strengthening
0i the Caucasian race. lie was pre-
, vented Nfftll ne HIt determined Il
tseeo1ne great doctor he was no
ai1le to devote his life to the military
service of his country. he left min
] isteral career of great promise. AM
| when he had achieved large success
n his work in the fraternal INSURANCE
business he was kept from that "a
leer BY an accident.
All these experiences in life hav'
Z made Colonel Simmons a wise an'
thoughtful man His habit OF nn'
: i extremely calm and Gehberat..
. and hatred and passion never disturb
his thoughts. He is a real Christian
and his heart is always responsive {,
The calls of unfortunate humanity
5 His experience as medical SUDDEN
WAS valuable, his service in the arm
turing the Spanisf-Americaa va
taught him discipline. his career il
r the Methodist church hroadened IA
mind and made him a great orator
and his work as an organizer OF fra
+ ternal societies taught him Nu~incS
methods ana gave him IN insight int
tie customs of men every ~ hrr,
J Iifus when he began his organize
+, iea Of tie Knights Of tie ku kIu
leian. he was as We'll qualified fof thi
work IS any other man "A the niie'
, states
Colonel Simmons has be~n iaarsief
fer WanN gears To- an estinahie WON
n VINO comes from pEeninen