Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-05-03

Another initiation of the Klan I'll
scheduled to take place at Ee~I
Brunswick Saturday night, it is rel
ported here today.
More than 1000 persons iammed|
the roads in the vicinity OF Hobb1 q
farm where the ceremonies fnokI
place last night. The KlansmenI
had marked off a large hollow squars
on the farm and their outposts
warned all outsiders to keep away
Although many of the persons
who crowded about the farm in d RI.
attempt to witness the initiation|
were armed, no disorder Developed
The Klansmen greatly outnun1bered
the outsiders and by 1 O'Clock nod
more than 500 spectators remained{
The klansmen came, it is said
from several surrounding states IN
one thousand automobiles wllicH|
were parked in a huge horseshoe id
a field on the farm. One of the aufos|
carried huge cross. estimated 10 Be
about forty feet high. The anfosI
with handkerchiefs over the liceHS5|
plates, entered the field after theid
occupants had given the password
TO the Klan outposts at the entrance@
A large number arrived in taxi
cabs. some of which came from al
far away as Newark. It is believed
the call for last nights meeting wa
nationwide as several cars were seenl
driving to the farm early in the n5gf13
bearing license plates from Fiorida3
Georgia and other southern states I'D
well as from seyera. states in the
| West.
The entire Hobbs fafnr- az z II ~
! ed by Gordon OF outposts, stationed
at intervals of about twelve feet:
Hundreds of persons who tried to IN
wade the meeting from the rear and
TANKS were turned back by thess|
sentinels and warned to keep awavl
Three automobiles filed witi|
newspapermen attempted to apAI
proaeh the farmhouse shortly aftelI
dark but were stopped by a cordon|
OF men thrown across the road whCI
refused to permit the reporters I'd
pass, telling them they must waif|
until after tn initiation was osefI
when some one authorized 10 speals|
for the klansmen would tell thenl|
what had taken place.
By this time tho road leading IA
the farm was choked with cars an1j
men on foot. Several suggested thej
rush the guards
You better not 40 that, one 8
the guards. apparently the leaaes
warned. we are prepared to 81 III
yo1 from entering these grounds Il
A large number of autos bearina}
New York license plates were pee-
mttted 10 enter the farm and as shA|
night wore on cars from Pennsylxa=)
mia. Massachusetts,. ConnectL:ut and
Ohio came in ever increasing nur
bers.
1t was evident the Klah lean.
had perfected arrangements Il i
handling the auto traffic resultant
upon the meeting. At no time dis}
the routes taken by the KIan cask'
become congested. Klansmen in aa4
tomobiles patrolied the roads regu-|
lating traffic and guiding auto paFr|
ties from distant points to the seen<|
of the gathering.
The farm, it is understood .wa2|
rented from the owner, John H0bhs|
morn than a month ago by four rnen|
who represented themselves as|
coming from the Kan natfonaA
headquarters at Atlanta Ga. Thsy|
told Hobbs it is said, they had tn 4
authority of Imperial Wizard Evane|
to hire the farm for a fFge meet
ing"
The initiation ceremonNlx wers
ended shortly after o'eletk. ana
after the forty foot cross had been
lighted, the Klansn1en dispersed.