Evening star., 1925-08-08

carrying X. h. K. banners and other
insignia
The men who donned their white
outfits this morning and sauntered
through the streets gave the more
or less mystified public an idea of the
spectacle they will witness this after
noon when thousands of these figures
pass along the Avenue in mass for
nation. 1t was probably the first
time that Klansman in regalia had
ever been seen on the streets of the
Capital.
The women, too. were equally as
bold in revealing their affiliation with
the hooded order. Some wore red,
white and blue costumes; others
merely tied blue bands bearing the
three KS around their heads. Many
of the men who wore their robes be-
fore the parade, had paper skull caps
in lieu of the visors which have been
banned. Those who did not remove
the yisors from their uniforms had
them raised.
Headquarters Seething.
Klan headquarters at the Willard
were seething with activity from an
early hour this morning until noon.
Belated Klansmen and wives jammed
the two rooms assigned to the ma jor
kleagle of the District, seeking in
formation. King KleagIe Mueller
mixed freely among them, passing
words of greeting and giving final in
structions to the marchers.
Regardless of what happens, what
is said to you from the sidewalk, keep
your eyes directly on the man in front
of you" was the parting message to
the marchers. Never falter."
Hundreds Of the travel-worn visi-
tors arrived to find the hotels and
rooming houses in the downtown Sec
ton filled to capacity, forcing them
into the public parks to rest Men
and women were observed sleeping on
benches in many of the parks as late
as 9 o'clock this morning.
Room Is Scarce.
Itinerant men and women, some
with heavy suit cases and others with
brief cases. containing presumab bly, the
fiery crossed uniform of the Khan,
wandered aimlessly through the
streets, looking vainly for houses dis
playing Furnished Rooms signs.
There seemed to be none. even in the
rooming house sections. These stran.
gers were in evidence, especially in
the vicinity of the Union Station.
AS the motor caravans drew into the
numerous Klan camps about the CITY.
the A special trains from every sec
ton east of the Mississippi pulled into
the Union Station internationally, and
poured forth thousands of additional
klansmen. All night long and up until
noon today these Klansmen came by
train from every point of the com.
pass. Many changed from civilian
clothes to their regalia in the station
concourse.
Washington Terminal officials esti-
mate that $4,000 came by train, the
majority on the specials, but a large
number on the regular fare trains as
well. Those who came in late this
morning fingered about the station
exchanging greetings and resting be-
fore the long march
From Every Walk.
A cross section of American citi
zenry was represented by these Klan..
men-they reflected every walk of our
national life. AS bent on a holiday
they whooped and yelled and clapped
their hands as the Klans gathered in
the station. Miners and farmers
steel workers from the mills of Penn.
sylvania, rubbed elbows with Phila.
delphia bankers, and tall rangers
from Texas wearing five-gallon SOM
brero hats fraterniZed with noun.
taineers from Virginia.
Special details of police from the
lcut III, oiAlH diu many Otner pre-
cincts augmented the regular Union
Station police force. Their presence.
however, took on the role of traffic di
rector and station master, for their
services as guardians of the peace
were not needed in the face of the
holiday atmosphere which permeated
the station. The Klansmen were law
unto thmselves. overrunning the con-
course with their assembled thousan ands.
thronging the waiting rooms and gath
ering by the hundreds on the Plaza in
front Oh the station. From early morn
ing until past noon he great crowd
some in Khan regalia and others car
rying their robes in leather cases,
swung up North Capitol street toward
the points assigned for the formation
of the parade.
Two dozen special trains from as far
West as st. Louis and western Ohio.
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