One of the biggest events of the Ku Klux Klan of North Carolina will be held in Asheville on the sixth day of May. At that time all of the klans in the western part of the State will hold a huge celebration. All indications point to one of the biggest meetings of its kind that has ever been held in the Old North State.
The klan has selected one of the most ideal places for this great province meeting that could possibly be found in the State. Asheville is a beautiful little city located in the mountains of North Carolina and by the sixth day of May she will have on her spring attire and those who have not visited this remarkable city in the spring have no idea of the beauty of Asheville.
The klan will put the following program in effect:
The Asheville Klavern at 1 ½ Biltmore Avenue, on the third floor over Smioth’s Drug Store, will open at 10 a.m. and will remain open until midnight. Refreshments will be served in the Klavern immediately after the fireworks.
The Province meeting at the Asheville Klavern will be held from1 to 4 p.m. All klans will send their Exalted Cyclops and Kligraphs to this meeting. Vital matters of importance to the klans will be discussed and the second degree will be thoroughly explained.
The ritualistic or first section of the second degree, Knights Kamelia, will be exemplified at 4 p.m. and as this team will be headed by the Great titan, it will be possible for this work to be conferred upon all eligibles who have met with the necessary requirements.
At 7 p.m. all robed klansmen will report to the high school building on Oak and College streets for the parade, which will go to McCormick field.
At the close of the parade a national lecturer will deliver the address of the evening to the general public. Following his address a fireworks exhibition will be given.
All klans of the Realm of North Carolina are urged to send as many klansmen as possible, as this will undoubtedly be one of the largest gatherings ever held in the State. It will afford all klansmen an opportunity to become acquainted with each other. A special train will be made up at Salisbury and all klans along this route are requested to make arrangements to use this train. Round trip tickets will not exceed $6. This is the first special train that has ever been chartered by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the State of North Carolina and every person riding on this train will belong to the Ku Klux Klan. There will also be a special train from South Carolina.
When you reach Asheville you will find robed klansmen on all principal street corners of the city who will direct you to the gathering place.
It is expected that some of the Imperial Officers from Atlanta headquarters and other klan officials from South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee will be in attendance. The Grand Dragon of the Realm of North Carolina will probably be there.
If you want to witness the greatest klan meeting that has ever been held and meet klansmen from all parts of your State as well as from other states, prepare now and go to Asheville on May 6th.
From the front page of the Carolina Jeffersonian, Raleigh, N.C., April 17, 1925
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