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Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram(Richmond, Indiana), October 6, 1923Original spelling and punctuation retainedParade of Klansmen Chief Public Feature of Ceremonial HereA parade through the business district of between 1,000 and 1,100 Klansman on foot, in

automobiles and on horseback, was the chief public feature of the Ku Klux Klan ceremonial heldat Glen Miller and Exhibition parks Friday night.A large crowd saw the parade, and sidewalks were thronged in the uptown District during itsprogress from work from the park to court house. From here the line of march was back onSouth A street to Eighth street, over to Main and back to the park.Floats and banners carried by the paraders indicated that the parade was made up ofdelegations from a number of cities of eastern Indiana and western Ohio as well as a strongrepresentation of Wayne County members. Several groups of women and one or two otherchildren also participated. Automobiles in the line of march were extensively decorated and

"fiery crosses" appeared in the parade at frequent intervals.

Several bands present

Several bands and drum corps were present from various cities. He's participated in theprogram of music and speaking which was given. The speaker during the program at the parkwhich preceded the parade was said to have been the Rev. R. Carpenter, pastor of the churchof Christ, Indianapolis, and that following the parade the Rev. Blair, pastor of the PlainfieldChristian church.A gathering estimated at 800 or 1,000 heard the first speaker about 7 oclock, while a largercrowd was assembled for the program which followed the parade. An initiation also was held

after the parade have returned. This was staged an Exhibition Park and in part was open to thepublic.The Police Department enforced the ruling of Mayor Handley that in its use of Glen Miller Parkthe organization should not seek to prevent admittance of the general public to any part of it.And attempt to rope off one of the roads and keep automobiles from passing through was madeearly in the evening by a Richmond Klansmen who "deputized" several others as "specialofficers, The chief of police was notified of this action and immediately paid a visit to the parkand ordered the ropes removed.

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