Evening star., 1926-09-12
KLAN THOUSANDS
AWAITED TODAY
Trains and Autos Bringing
Host Here for Big Parade
Tomorrow.


Empire" Knights of the Ku klux
KAN
BY train and automobile, and
heralded often by banners bearing
insignia of the order, thousands of
men and women of the order were
due today to descend upon Washing
ton in readiness for what is promised
to be the Klan's greatest public dem
onstration-a monster parade on
Pennsylvania avenue tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
The parade, which police and con-
Vention officials expect to exceed in
size the Klan's spectacular process
sion along the same thoroughfare
last August, will mark the opening
of the Invisible Empires third bien-
nial convocation, to be held through
Wednesday in the Washington Audi
torium.
Officers to BE Elected.
This national meeting of high klan
officials will bring here state and city
delegates from all parts of the United
States. Alaska and Panama for the
purpose of electing an Imperial Wiz
ard and other national officers and of
formulating policies for the ensuing
two years.
1t is said to be a foregone CON
clusion that the present head of the
national organization, DR.. Hiram
Wesley Evans, will be elected.
The first of series of 20 or so
special trains carrying representatives
of the order here for the parade,
alone, is due to reach Union Station
n'Clnnl< tnniOht aNnnT6in0
officials of the Washington Terminal
1t will consist of about ten sleepers
from Florida and other points in the
far South.
The bulk of the specials will not
arrive until early tomorrow morning
however. They are scheduled to get
in at intervals from 4 am. until just
before the time for the parade.
Baltimore to Send Many.
The special trains are being made
up in Ohio, New York. Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, West Virginia and Mary
land, terminal officials stated. The
last train due here tomorrow will
carry large delegation from Balti-
more.
All Of these special trains will start
their return trip from the Capital
Monday night, taking with them the
bulk of their passengers. but some Of
these visitors. not actually delegates
to the convocation. are expected to
remain here for the sessions.
Terminal authorities are making
special preparations to care for the
large influx of visitors. Klan Off
cials have been permitted to erect
two information booths inside the
concourse, where the delegates may
al n ~ To11N advice n
housing facilities, etc.
Indications were that most of the
marchers would come by automobile
from nearby States. Several cara
vans of Klan motorists from the more
distant States already have arrived
here but the ma jOrity are expected
today and tonight.
Flags Dot Tourist Camp.
While such distinguishing signs as
k Is. Is. placards are not permitted
on the tents in the East Potomac
Park tourist camp. Manager MadiSan
pointed out that a sudden epidemic of
American flags has been noted in the
camp. These almost invariably de
note klan tents, he declared yesterday
afternoon.
Most of them deny they are mem
bers of the order, however" Mr.
Madigan said. II asked one group
whom | knew to be klansmen if they
were here for the convention. They
asked me What convention" ]
laughed, and so did they
An adjoining field. with space for
1000 additional ears. is being held in
reserve with a view to providing extra
accommodations when present facili-
ties are exhausted. Mr. Madigan be-
lieves there will be a steady stream of
Klan machines into the camp all dur
ing today. Other private tourist camps
near Washington are prepared TO care
for large numbers of cars. Most OF
them have erected large "WelcoiHe,
X. X. X signs TO court patronage.
I<lan officials continued last night to
profess ignorance of the number Of
visitors who will come To Wa ashington
tomorrow for the parade. Mai. Hesse.
superintendent of police. is expecting
more than last year and has so noti-
fed the Commissioners The Wash
ington Convention Bureau holds SINH
lar views.
To Disband at Monument.
The various units of the parade will
form i'll a score of streets w. the
northeast, leading toward the Capitol
GROUNDS. i lie nedu Oh the procession
will he at First and b streets north
east The marchers will skirt the
Capitol grounds via b street. and pro
ceed west on Pennsylvania avenue
from the Peace Monument, disband-
ing on the Washington Monument
grounds.
Most of the marchers will leave at
once for their homes by rail or high
way, while the accredited delegates TO
the convention will go direct to the
Auditorium and begin formal sessions.
Registration headquarters will he in
the Washington Auditorium at Nine
teenth street and New York avenue.
All rooms Of the Auditorium have been
engaged for the convention, and one
large assembly room has been fitted
with 900 chairs for woman delegates.
All sessions will be closed to the gen
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