Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

September 8, 1924.

TO ALL FIELD MEN:

I am in receipt of a wire from Judge J. A. Comer to the effect that a women's organization is being formed in some states in the name of the American Crusaders, Krusaders being spelled with a "C" instead of "K". This is a spurious organization which has no connection whatever with American Krusaders.

An official Krusaders organization for women is already formed and full details will reach you within four weeks.

Recognize this American Crusaders in no way but await your instructions from this office.

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

September 9, 1924.

TO ALL FIELD-MEN:

For sometime past there has been a demand both in North and South Dakota, for a women's organization known as the Women of the Ku Klux Klan.

And for the information of all concerned will say that these states have now a representative for the above named organization in the way of a major KLEagle, and I am asking that if any of the field men know of a woman whom they believe would be capable of and who would work in harmony with the men's organization, that you send their names to this office and same will be turned over to the proper authority and same will be given immediate attention.

I also, want it further understood that the women's organization has no connection with the men's organization whatsoever, but are closely allied with it, and all meetings are to be held separate, and at no time should both organizations hold a joint meeting unless it be a publicceremonial.

Any field-man disobeying the above rules will mean immediate dismissal from the organization, so kindly govern yourself accordingly.

Yours very truly,
G 1 North & South Dakota.

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

September 9, 1924.

TO ALL FIELD-MEN:

After September 1st, all field-men will send all weekly reports and robe orders together with remittances to P. O. Box 885, Aberdeen, S. Dak. When registering your mail, register same under the name of the Southern Publicity Co., and your remittances must be made by certified check, bank draft, post office or express money order. (Personal checks will not be accepted.)

Close your week not later than Thursday of each week but date your report on Saturday of same week, also mailing one copy of your weekly report to R. D. McDowell, Drawer 830, Pennsylvania Ave., Station, Washington, D. C., and one copy of your report to P. O. Box 1204, Atlanta, Ga., retaining one copy for your files. This making in all four copies, which you will make out each week.

Do not send any other mail or robe orders to any other place than the State office, as all other matters with the exception of the copies of your weekly report must be handled direct with me.

No doubt upon receipt of this letter you have received a supply of requisition for speakers blanks, and for your information will say that these are to be made out in triplicate on Wednesday of each week and should arrive in this office not later than Saturday of each week when one copy will be returned to you acknowledging receipt of same.

If at any time you want to get into immediate touch with this office either by telephone or telegraph you can do so by calling 3806, Aberdeen, S. Dak., by phone or address your telegrams Southern Publicity Co., #12 Hagerty Block, Aberdeen, S. Dak.

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,
September 11, 1974.

TO ALL FIELD-MEN AND CHARTERED KLANS:

Faithful and Esteemed Klaneman:

You will in the future be governed accordingly.

This letter is for the information of yourself
and Klan.

Mr. James Cowan, of Minot, N. Dak., is in no
way connected with the Klan, or the State organization
of North Dakota.

You will at no time take him into your confidence,
about Klan affairs, or impart to him any information.

Imperial Representative.
North and South Dakota.

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

September 12, 1924.

TO ALL FIELD-MEN:

The weather is becoming so uncertain and inclement that it will be practicably impossible to depend upon out door meetings for invitational purposes. From now on invitational meetings should be held within suitable buildings.

When a speaker is assigned to you, he should be used for invitational meetings rather than public. It is the invitational meetings that brings immediate results, if properly managed. It will be necessary for you to show results at your invitational meetings in order to insure future assignments of speakers. An invitational meeting when a failure, seriously injures propagation. Therefore you ought to carefully plan invitational meetings. Irregardless of the ability of a speaker, he will fail if he does not get the cooperation of the membership. You should educate the members of your territory so that they will know how to do their part in an invitational meeting. Where a care is not excercised in the presentation of invitations to aliens, there is a possibility of individual actions, which stampede aliens and members alike at the critical point toward the close of invitational meetings. Members usually become discouraged when invitational meetings fail, on account of laxities in the selection of aliens who received invitations. Every man at an invitational meeting should either be a member or eligible for membership.

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

September 13, 1924.

Mr. Clifton N. Taylor,
P. O. Box 682,
Devils Lake, N. Dak.

Faithful and Esteemed Klansman:

Your letter received, and contents noted. As you know it is impossible for me to give you much advice on how to handle the situation in Devils Lake, but notice from your letter that the old members will not bring candidates to your office. I will give you at this time a little information that will no doubt help you.

We will in a short time be putting on the Second Degree of this organization in South Dakota, and will give the work for the organization will be able to take this Second Degree. Those who have ten paid up men to their credit, will be given the Second Degree. I would advise you to call each man into your office and explain the organization to him fully. There never has been at any time in the history of the organization any man received anything from it only thru honor, therefore the Second Degree is an Honorary Degree. Only those can receive it that have qualified to do so.

For information about the Firey Cross Papers, you will order your papers thru the Spencer News, Spencer, S. Dak.,

Sincerely,

In a Sacred and Unfailing Bond,

HONOR

OFFICIAL DOCUMENT

TO ALL GENNII, GRAND DRAGONS AND HYDRAS, GREAT TITANS AND FURIES, GIANTS, KING KLEAGLES AND KLEAGLES, EXALTED CYCLOPS AND TERRORS, AND TO ALL CITIZENS OF THE INVISIBLE EMPIRE, IN THE NAME OF THE VALIANT AND VENERATED DEAD, I AFFECTIONATELY GREET YOU:

At the meeting of the Grand Dragons and Great Titans held at Mackinac in the month of July, a resolution was passed by that body, requesting your Imperial Wizard to appoint a Committee on Constitution and Laws for the purpose of going over our present Constitution and recommending to the Imperial Klonvokation any changes that they thought wise.

In conformity with this request of the Grand Dragons, I hereby appoint said Committee, to be composed of the following Klansmen:

Klansman J. A. Comer, Chairman,
Klansman H. C. McCall,
Klansman Fred L. Gifford,
Klansman H. K. Ramsey,
Klansman Paul S. Etheridge,
Klansman Ben H. Sullivan.

This is the Committee that prepared the present Constitution and Laws. I, therefore, deem it wise to re-appoint the said Committee for the purpose as stated above.

It is further requested that any Klansman who has any changes that they would particularly like to see placed in the Constitution, that they submit same in writing to this Committee as quickly as possible, at least before the opening of the Klonvokation on September 23rd.

Done in the Executive Chambers of His Lordship, the Imperial Wizard, of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc., on this the Fifteenth Day of the Ninth Month of the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Four, and on the Deadly Day of the Wailing Week of the Furious Month, AK-LVIII.

BY HIS LORDSHIP,

ATTEST:

IMPERIAL KLIGRAPP.

IMPERIAL WIZARD.

SEP 21 REC'D

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

September 30, 1924.

Mr. Clifford N. Taylor,
P. O. Box #682,
Devils Lake, N. Dak.

Dear Sir:

It will be impossible for me to assist you in a financial way. I think you understand my position. If I attempted to finance all the fieldmen, I would come face to face with monetary demands which would keep a millionaire walking the floor night and day. I will send a good speaker for one or two nights providing you assure me proper management to make possible success in the conduction of same.

You mentioned concerning various aliens who cannot become members of the Ku Klux Klan. If these aliens are acceptable in every way except as to birth. Now that the American Krusaders is beginning to get under way you should make your plans accordingly.

Notify me by return mail what you intend to do, so that I may know what arrangements to make as to speaker.

OCT 2 - REC'D

ECH/B/

OCT 6 - ANS'D

(COPY OF LETTER SENT TO MR. G. L. MESSENGER)

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

October 8, 1924.

Mr. G. L. Messenger,
P. O. Box #231,
Huron, S. Dak.

Dear Sir:

Unless my instructions change in the meantime you
will report at Minot, October 21st, and remain there until
the evening of the 23d. The fieldman with whom you will
work may be located at Leland Hotel, Minot, N. Dak. He is
registered under the name of A. P. Campbell.

You will leave Minot so that you may arrive at
Bismarck, Friday evening October the 24th, and remain until
the evening of the 25th.

ECH/B

OFFICIAL MANDATE.

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

October 10,

1924

TO ALL FIELDERS:

On going over the files I find that only a few of the fieldmen have responded to my request for information concerning Political Candidates living in their respective territories.
I sent with my request a sample form to be used in making the political report. I now insist that you immediately make a serious effort to procure the information I requested, and send the same to me. It is vitally important that you pay proper attention to my request. I must have all the information I requested in my office not later than the seventeenth of this month.

ECH/B

OCT 18 ANS'D

(2)

The Major's Robe,

The cape should be of dark blue silk. A broad stripe four inches wide, Gold in color, should be located across the cape from left to right equidistant from the lower edge and the point where the cape is attached to Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

October 13, 1924.

You will find attached examples of Gold and Silver Robes which should be used in making the Robe herself.

### TO ALL FIELDMEN:

Many counties have reached the organization state which will justify the construction of a Military Machine. All the members of a particular county should be divided and sub-divided into groups. In charge of the smallest group or unit there will be a Corporal. Several of these groups will be placed in charge of a Sergeant and so on up to the Major who will be the county officer. Supposing something develops which necessitates notifying all members of the matter, you will consult the Major, he will notify Captains, the Captains will notify the Lieutenants, the Lieutenants will notify the Sergeants, the Sergeants will notify the Corporals, the Corporals will notify the members. Thus you see how effectively and rapidly the membership may be reached and necessary action taken.

The officers, commissioned and non-commissioned, will be required to mark their robes so that their positions of authority may be designated.

### The Corporal's Robe,

The white cape should be trimmed with a dark blue silk stripe, one and one-half inch wide, around the lower edge, so located as to leave no white space between the stripe and the lower extremity of the cape.

### The Sergeant's Robe,

The white cape should be trimmed with a dark blue silk stripe, one and one-half inch wide, located exactly as that of the Corporal's Robe. Add a second stripe one and one-half inches wide, two inches above the first stripe. There will be a white space two inches wide between the lower and upper stripes. Thus the Sergeant's Robe will have a blue stripe along the lower edge of the cape, then a white space and another blue stripe.

### The Lieutenant's Robe,

The silk cape should be dark blue in color. Along the lower edge of the cape there should be a red stripe one and one-half inch wide. Directly above it two inches, there should be another red stripe one and one-half inches. Between the two red stripes will be a blue space two inches wide. You will note that the location of the stripes will be same as that of the Corporal's Robe.

### The Captain's Robe,

The cape should be of dark blue silk. A broad stripe four inches wide should be located equidistant from the lower edge of the cape and the point where the cape is attached to the shoulders. The stripe extends from left to right across the cape.

(2)

The Major's Robe,

The cape should be of Red silk. A broad stripe four inches
wide, Gold in color, should be located across the cape from
left to right equidistant from the lower edge and the point
where the cape is attached to the shoulders.

You will find attached samples giving color and material which should
be used in making the Robe Markings.

The Fieldman selects the outstanding members to fill positions in
Military Machine. Under no circumstances should membership vote on
selections.

ECH/B

FIELD LETTER

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

October 14, 1924.

TO ALL FIELDMEN:

From now on every organization of any size at all must hold a regular closed-meeting every other week, wherein matters of importance should be discussed and plans of action outlined. Communications from my office of interest to the membership should be read by you, at the closed meetings.

You should send to my office notice giving the time of the regular closed meetings, and I insist that they be regular as well as closed.

BCH/B

FIELD LETTER

Aberdeen, S. Dak.,

October 14, 1924.

TO ALL FIELDMEN:

Frequently members forget the significance of the Naturalization Ceremony. When the ceremony is in progress the members should remain in the positions they find themselves at the time the ceremony starts. Walking to and fro should be stopped. Why fieldmen permit the members to carry on conversations during the ceremony of Naturalization is beyond understanding. Not even whispering should be tolerated. I certainly hope that it won't be necessary for me to call this matter to your attention again.

ECH/B