The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-11-14
$4,000 kLANSMEN At
xENIA WITNESS BIG
INITIATION SERVICES
XXX
Three Thousand Candidates Become
Members of Organization
Indiana Has Part
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Xenia, Ohio.-Greene county mem
bers of the Knights of the. Ku Kluz
Klan enjoyed what was said to be
the greatest demonstration in the his.
tory Of Klandom at their Klonklave
at Xenia last Saturday. Over $4,000
Klansmen gathered for the events
and in the evening the naturalization
Of 5000 candidates with a most spec.
tacular display of fireworks ended the
day.
The weather was ideal for the oc.
casion. A warm sun shone through
out the day and until late in the
evening the moon added its rays tc
an already brilliantly lighted Assem-.
bly, place, the Greene county fail
grounds. Crowds began to gather in
the city at an early hour Saturday
morning and by noon parking space
in the downtown section was impos-
sible to obtain. The fair grounds
also had thousands of autos parked
by noon, and hundreds of families
enjoyed their MONDAY dinners out in
the open.
Carnival Spirit Prevails
By 2 P. M. the entertainment was
in full swing. Brass bands were
playing and a carnival spirit had the
crowd in it's grip. On the downtown
streets drum corps were marshaling
miniature parades and groups of
Klansmen were busy getting ready
to handle the masses of people ex-
pected during the evening. At the
fair grounds thousands of people
had assembled TO hear the great
open-air band concert from the mass
ed bands and hear the state and ma
tional speakers. Amplifers had been
set and the crowds that could not find
seats in the grandstand had the same
hearing privileges. Nothing had been
left undone, no detail too small for
consideration had passed the mind of
the Greene county organizer in his
arrangements for the day.
No Accidents Occur
For miles out of the city traffic
guards and information men had
been stationed at the crossroads.
The streets were carefully patroled
by traffic squads of motorcycle men,
horsemen and corner guards. These
men were relieved at intervals
throughout the day and their untir-
ing efforts resulted in no accidents
of any kind to pedestrian or auto be-
ing recorded. Courtesy vas the
watchword and the Klansmen CO.
operated with the local police. The
Madison county Klansmen who were
chosen for the purpose alone and it
is to be noted that Greene county
will reciprocate at the Madison coun-
ty Klonklave which will be held by
celebrating "Armistice Day." Novem-
Der 10, at London.
The Dayton traffic squad of Klans-
men handled the thousands of cars
at the fair grounds.
From Many States
Tourists from dozens of states
stopped in the city for the city. The
interurban lines with special cars
were unable to care for their pas
sengers. Klansmen from practically
every city along the eastern border
of Indiana poured into the city by
interurban and auto. The Pennsyl-
vania railroad brought into the city
thousands of Klansmen on their reg
ular trains and handled three spe-
cial trains, two of ten coaches each
and the columbus Special with 16
coaches.
In the evening the impressive cere-
monial was held at which more than
two thousand candidates were ini-
tiated. There was also a ceremony
held by the women during the day
at which several hundred were ini-
tiated. A Junior Klan ceremony was