Asheville, Jan. 25—The first annual klonverse of the members of Providence Number three Realm of North Carolina, Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, will be held in this city during the latter part of May, according to an announcement made here by an official of Asheville Klan No. 40. It is expected that the meeting will be attended by about 8,000 members, officials state.
In addition to the members attending, it is stated that at least 10,000 visitors are expected to be present to witness the exercises. It is said that several hundred new members will be initiated.
A lecturer of national reputation, it is said, will make an address, which will be followed by a barbecue and a parade through the streets of the city if the local authorities will permit. The exercises will last one day and night.
From page 3 of Concord Daily Tribune, Monday, January 26, 1925
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