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WINIFRED TIMESi KU KLUX CEREMONYTwo in thenquest lore a panishterrierlis de-1, lest of his’eruvl-! o the■learlyration red a ig the (ht of level with\ and i with y city t the 1 gar-id sil-lodieshaste Span-ol leered no uve a n the un at ms of Still ed to wallsa, hut ig. es-aok a ngots.HELD NEAR BILLINGS8t*t« Wide Meet of Klantmen AnUnexpected Attraction for Fair VisitoraBillings, Mont.—Thousands of visitors to the Midland Km pi re fair weretreated to a spectacle not advertised on the Governor’s day program.At 10 o’clock at night the city was aroused by the continuous bursting of air bombs over the rlmrocks that surround the northern part of the city, followed a little later by the bursting into flames of a cross nearly 50 feet In height, the “fiery cross” of the Ku Klux Klnn.As the cross blazed, lighting the entire top of the hills for miles around, hundreds of ml glares were touched off, and on the edge of the hills 300 feet above the city, marched hundreds of white-robed members of the organiz ation, carrying red and green flaming torches. o' _ ■ •, ‘‘Sff' yY yJust I»alt;*k of the edge of the steep cliffs were hundreds more of the klansmen, forming a continuous mov Ing circle in which several hundred candidates were being Initiated Into the order.Back 100 yards or more from the edges of the cliff, stood six buglers, whose signals moved the white-robed members in thflr various maneuvers. Jn front of the buglers burned the cross. To the right of the cross stood an American flag and at the base of this was a large flat rock, used as an altar in the initiation ceremonies.The ceremonies were opened with n prayer, after which the entire membership sang “Onward, Christian Soldiers.” This was followed by the Initiations, which lasted approximately 45 minutes.At the close of the ceremonies several aerial bombs were exploded and the entire assembly sang “America.”According to officials of the klan the meeting was a state-wide gathering, nearly 2,000 members being present on the hills during the demonstration.Bia gavere recoi case St.. j “F flu.”utterI w« eouUleasquesiaizzi\vlt;ullndthe hiSa^Unipnekitingscrilxyears
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Winifred Times
Winifred, Montana, US
Fri, Sep 28, 1923
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