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ILARGE CROWDWATCHES KLANCeremonial Here Last NightMost Spectacular of Any HeldThus Farpacking plant last night, or at someadvantageous point overlooking the pasture south of the plant, where theKu Klux Klan was holding an initiation. Bombs announced the approaching ceremonies, while sheeted andhooded figures could be seen in the pastim shortly b fore sundown. Two small and a large cross were burned, as well as three smaller “K” torches around which the new members were feing assembled.The lt;’eremo!iial SceneThe ceremonial which took place on . a level plot of ground just to the south i * of the packing plant building, overlooking the river, was extremely im-iPractically every automobile in Huron was parked to the south of thec;Cdlt;FahsItpressive even to observers who werenot permitted to go beyond a certain 1 imaginary line drawn in a half circle { several hundred feet from the burn-1ing cross. With the cross lighting upthe immediate suroundings with a , .wierd light, augmented by the pretty ! 1 flares of red glows from time to time, j 1 I the novices vere given instruction in1 those fundamental pat riotic prinei- |pies which it is know the Ku KluxKlan advances.Op lookers parked the ir cars facingthe half circle anil from this point of | 1vantage were :ih!n
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Huron Evening Huronite
Huron, South Dakota, US
Tue, Jun 24, 1924
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