KKK ANNOUNCES 'INVASION OF NEW ENGLAND' EXTENDS TO EVERY STATE
Boston, Massachusetts (JFK+50) On October 4, 1922, the announcement was made at the first public assembly of the Ku Klux Klan here in Boston that the organization's "invasion of New England has been extended to every state."
The Evening Star reports Dr. William Mahoney of Augusta, Georgia, a 32nd degree mason and Baptist preacher, was a speaker at the event which was attended by virtually 100% non-residents of Boston.
Dr. Mahoney, known as the supreme lecturer of the KKK, discussed the aims and principles of the organization.
The Star writes...
"The meeting was marked by the usual Klan features of white robes, hoods and masks, and a large illuminated cross."
SOURCES
"Klan In New England," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 4, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"The Ku Klux Klan Holds Meeting In North Cambridge, Tuesday Night," The Cambridge Chronicle, October 7, 1922, Cambridge Public Library, www.cambridge.diconsulting.com/
