Show IKU KU KlUX KlAN STAGES PARADE I Unexpected Climax of Days Day's Celebration With a surprise parade that came unheralded the Ku Kluy Klan of Salt Lake Lake county marched through the business s district shortly after atter 9 0 o'clock Monday londay night in observance observance observance ob ob- ob- ob servance of Washington's birthday The parade came as an unexpected climax to the quiet celebration Inthe in inthe inthe the city in honor of ot the Father ather of ot otHIs His ISis Countr Country I ISo So secretive was the preparation for the march that only oly a few city officials knew of the affair in advance advance ad ad- vance although a rumOr had spread I concerning same It started with military precision on Postoffice I place and traversed Main Maln street to toI Broadway turned east on Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- I wa way to State street and then moved north to South Temple From j I there the march turned west to toMain toMain Main street and swung south along the main thoroughfare thorough to Postoffice place About one thousand men took part In the parade klan officers off oW- i cers say c Only one- one ugly Incident marred the quietness of the parade When the procession reached Broadway on Main on the return march an automobile in charge of ot an unknown unknown unknown un un- un- un known driver attempted several times to cut into the theline line of march march- ers Police intercepted the driver drier however and told him to move onI on The Thew procession n was headed by I color bearers bearing the American Ameri Ameri- can Cl flag g Closely followed three leaders of the klan Idan in Utah all I robed and masked During part of the parade the men lifted their masks Behind the officers came cameI I Held band which struck up lively Ivel I patriotic airs along the line of march Four horsemen hooded and masl masked ed followed the band and led a long line of masked and robed marchers Intermingled with the marchers were three fiery red crosses carried by automobile On OnI I the second was waa the grand titan of or orthe the tile order robed tobed in purple robes The name of ot the man was carefully guarded The procession wound up with four hooded horsemen in the same alignment as the tile four fout who led the profession of ot walkers The streets were densely lined with pedestrians and automobiles at atthe atthe atthe the Um timi of the parade but no discourtesy discourtesy discourtesy dis dis- dis- dis courtesy was shown toward the marchers It was said except the theone theone theone one automobile Incident After the parade the klansmen gathered in the clavern at the Odd Fellows' Fellows hall hail on Postoffice ice place and held a patriotic meeting lastIng lastIng lasting last- last Ing until midnight |