Monday, September 7th, will be a great day in the history of Winston-Salem Klan No. 56, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, for on that day they have planned to engage in a celebration which will make history in that section of the state, a celebration which will draw the attention of thousands of people and which will be participated in by hundreds of Klansmen from all parts of the state.
The program for the day, which will begin at 10 o’clock Monday morning, will continue through the day and far into the night. There are many events of note on this program, including a big barbecue supper at one of the tobacco warehouses in the city and a parade through the principal streets of the city.
Members of the Winston-Salem Klan several weeks ago began to make preparations for this celebration. They planned to put it on as it should be and they are leaving no details unattended. Invitations have been extended to every Klansman in North Carolina to be present during the day and lend assistance in making the affair a complete success in every detail. The program starts off with the registration of Klansmen at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Klavern. At 3 o’clock Monday afternoon there will be an address by Rev. B.B. Crowder. Dr. Crowder is well and favorably known to thousands of Klansmen of this state, and they are looking forward with much anticipation to this portion of the program. At 4 o’clock a concert will be given by the Klan orchestra. This is conceded to be one of the best musical organizations in the Twin City and their part in the program will as others, be a rare treat.
Barbecue Supper
Following the concert the Klansmen will adjourn to the Gorrell warehouse where they will be tendered a barbecue supper by the Winston-Salem Klansmen. Preparations have been made to have a score or more young pigs prepared for this event, and there will be all the accessories to go with the deliciously browned meat.
Next on the program will be the parade. And the Klansmen are hoping to make this the most spectacular pageant ever staged in North Carolina with hundreds of robed members participating. It will traverse the principal streets of the city and will be lead by the Klan band.
The next and last number on the program will be the open air ceremonial session, at which time Ira D. Freeman, D.D., of Pennsylvania, will make the principal talk. Dr. freeman is one of the most brilliant and fluent orators of the country and that his address will be a masterpiece remains assured.
All in all there is every indication that the celebration at Winston-Salem will be one of the greatest ever held in the state and every Klansman is urged to exert every effort to attend.
From the first page of the Carolina Jeffersonian, Durham, N.C., September 1, 1925
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