Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-14

came. the vast pa iority of men, WoH'
en- and children of the ku ktuX Mail
who ma rched down Pennsylvania ave
nue. yesterday afternoon, had gone
their ways again today. They hao
completed. in spectacular. but orderly.
manner their second great show OF
strength in the National Capital.
Nearly a score of special trains car
ried the tired but happy marchers 10
a dozen States in the West. Norlh
and South late last night. and ever!
automobile highway was crowded
either yesterday evening or this morn
ing, with others en- route Tor theH
homes.
From 1880 to $4,000 members OF
the Khan marched In the PROCESSION,
according to estimates of news ana
police observers.
On the other hand. DR.. HlraIn
Wesley Evans, imperial WIZARD. tooaS
estimated that the numne ger "
marchers ranged from 3V:"oo 70
40 600. and l.. A. Mueller. head OF
the local Khan and imepriai repre-.
sentative in Washington. SAID thal
on the basic Of reports from the State
delegations. the number was approx
imately $4,000
ShplDy SAyS lJ,V"" Nv
Police INSPECTOR Shelby, off1cia
"crowd estimator" for the Dis,l ~.
Government, calculated that a"u.
12. 5OO-at the most not more
Is 600" made up the long process process, on
which took exactly two hours az
minutes to pass the lhstrlct nu'"ine -
he said. He based his hgures W. ,,,,,a
rison Of the formation and time
~ rs rarch with that of Gen. Persn,
ing,s narade OF $4,000 men seVeral
rears ago. 1t took the sololerS'
marching briskly in close tormatio.''
ahout ave hours to pass given polht'
count made by The Star revealed
, totol of 13.1O1. The count was kepl
nv two employees equipped WIN
counter and adding machine.
ImperiaI Council Leads.
Led bv Imperial Wizard Evans ana
his imperial council. dressed III NV
nurple robes Of their office. the WITT
ROBBED. partially hooded, but unma s,
Knights of the ku kux Na.'
around in celebration of the lnv1slpie
Empire's third biennial conventions
which opened last night.
In seemingly countless NUMBERS
+bav came from Capitol Hill 10 the
cadance of nearly 40 uniformed banos
and bugle corps.
The parade was slow IN lorIhihs
h,t &C the starting hour approached
the marchers moved swiftly mo me
and nromptly at o'clock the neau
Of the PROCESSION moved out foii,
First and B streets northeast alu
then in order followed the olne.
units spread out in fan-snape
through streets in the northeast
Women i'm Parade.
11o.dirc tho seemingly endless col
,,n,n which poured into the avenue
u.as a agdecorated unit of kla nsmen
ord klanswomen from the l'1s'rlc.
81 Columbia and nearby realms.
rho women. attired in spotless Whi'e
rahes which tapped in the breeZe'
carried horizontally giga nt1c Ailiei e. !.
on Aac while every man helu diol'
large silk flag. 10,
PENNSYLVANIA avenue appeared io'
al no world as it did upon the oc-
oasion of the Klan's big parade as'
AUGUST as the long lines OF lamcl-
cit, dressed "citizens' of the IN
,.;s;i,a Empire." Is or so abreas,
fied their way along the crown
banked thoroughfare.
Choo,ipg WAS sporadic, but nearly
Tho naraders seemed not TO near IT,
however seldom turning their nea"S
70 the right or left In accoro"'i'e
Nth their special instruc'lons;
The Klansmen were heraluto ny
vanguard of metropolitan po,lct. w,
an automobile carrying MAJ. 1.n ',. II, aai.
Iiasse Mt the head. Immediately phch
80 no,ice came the first man In the
-. do I<lansman Shelby cox OF
noIas Tex. who Is reputed TO De tne
toIlast Klansman in America. lie II
foot tall. Cox. who is grand
,',.,iff of the Realm Of Texas ana
Hi~.,.;c+ attorney of Dallas county
hore a big American nag
Officials Costumes Gorgeous.
pebind him marched the mos'
h,.i,I,a rtlv hued unit in the entire
,agaant-composed of the lmpeila
Ward and his imperia! couhcil III
,raroaous robes of purple. Each mao
= ,,,,rnle hood with tall peak, marheu
,..;tt silvar stars. except for that Oh
nv, Evans. whose star was golo'
%ext came an aggregation Oh
erand dragons, or state heaos' ltp
resenting most Of the states Oh .ite
Union. and OF various other nlsn VI,
ficials of the secret order. lheh '''
tunes were rainbow-hued.
The head of the parade reacheu 'l,e
Monument Grounds at 3:4o ci',N
The ranking officials hned up W.
hnth sides of the roadway. while lne
L1onsmen passed in review peiore
,hn,,, The marchers broke up I'm
roediately after passing the reviewing
~oars and most of them rusneu 10
o,,nncb their thirst at water barrels
a,tuo,,idad at the end of the route.
Thay broke ranks without disordet
90 nny kind and mingled with the
h,,rdreds gathered at the Monument
80 Witness the end of the parade.
Members of the imperial stan VINO
,,,arcbed with Imperial Wizard Evans
we're: Judge Charles j. Oroison OF
Indiana n. X. Ramsey of Atlanta .,
L, NcOuinn of Massachusetts anu
Co,,uel II. Venable of Atlanta.
More COIOrful Display.
II was evident that a great many
wore women took part in yesterday
demonstration than In that OF last
August. ,o oo,or
Tho PROCESSION also was more Color
f,,l from a literal standpoint. There
,rere silken capes lined with gold. req
orange and other bright shades: 1here
Ivere broad belts and bands OF green
and black and yellow. There were
snarklinc instruments of numerous
hands And there were variegated
MANNERS and signs with mystic letters
and symbols.
shot decorations was the great