Assistance was given to me while searching for information in regard to Ku Klux Klan, by many former members of the order, and by their friends and relatives. Of especial value were the details given to me by Major James R. Crowe, of Sheffield, Alabama; the late Ryland Randolph, Esq., and his son, Ryland Randolph, Jr., of Birmingham, Alabama; Judge Z.T. Ewing, of Pulaski, Tennessee; Miss Cora R. Jones, of Birmingham, Alabama, niece of one of the founders of the Klan; Mr. Lacy H. Wilson, of Brist

There is no stranger chapter in American history than the one which bears for a title "Ku Klux Klan." The organization which bore this name went out of life as it came into it, shrouded in deepest mystery. Its members would not disclose its secrets; others could not. Even the investigation committee, appointed by Congress, were baffled. The voluminous reports containing the results of that committee's tedious and diligent inquiry do not tell when and where and how the Ku Klux Klan originated. Th

Creed. We the * * reverently acknowledge the Majesty and Supremacy of the Divine being, and recognize the Goodness and Providence of the Same. Preamble. We recognize our relations to the United States Government and acknowledge the supremacy of its laws. Appellation. Article I. This organization shall be styled and denominated the * * Titles. Art. II. The officers of this * shall consist of a Grand Wizard of the Empire and his ten Genii; a Grand Dragon of the Realm and his eight Hy- dras; a Gran

Creed. We the * * reverently acknowledge the Majesty and Supremacy of the Divine being, and recognize the Goodness and Providence of the Same. Preamble. We recognize our relations to the United States Government and acknowledge the supremacy of its laws. Appellation. Article I. This organization shall be styled and denominated the * * Titles. Art. II. The officers of this * shall consist of a Grand Wizard of the Empire and his ten Genii; a Grand Dragon of the Realm and his eight Hy- dras; a Gran

This Organization shall be styled and denominated, the Order of the * * *. CREED. We, the Order of the * * *, rever- entially acknowledge the majesty and supremacy of the Divine Being, and recognize the goodness and providence of the same. And we recognize our relation to the United States Govern- ment, the supremacy of the Constitu- tion, the Constitutional Laws thereof, and the Union of States thereunder. CHARACTER AND OBJECTS OF THE ORDER. This is an institution of Chivalry, Humanity, Mercy,

This Organization shall be styled and denominated, the Order of the * * *. CREED. We, the Order of the * * *, rever- entially acknowledge the majesty and supremacy of the Divine Being, and recognize the goodness and providence of the same. And we recognize our relation to the United States Govern- ment, the supremacy of the Constitu- tion, the Constitutional Laws thereof, and the Union of States thereunder. CHARACTER AND OBJECTS OF THE ORDER. This is an institution of Chivalry, Humanity, Mercy,

This organization shall be known as the —— Order, No. —, of the Ku Klux Klan of the State of South Carolina. The officers shall consist of a cyclops and a scribe, both of whom shall be elected by a majority vote of the order, and to hold their office during good behavior. Section 1. It shall be the duty of the C. to preside in the order, enforce a due observance of the constitution and by-laws, and an exact compliance to the rules and usages of the order; to see that all the members perform thei

KU KLUX KLAN. ALERT! The B. G. C. of the K. K. K. is in town. You who know the signal of his presence and have seen it be on the alert . You who do not—to a brother— mark the nail of the finger and the (?) must be organized in the future. Traitors to their race will not always flemish like the bay. Dimity marks them. Look out. And meet at the cave where the Greased Lightning Slumbers. By order of the B. G. C. In Pro., Per. D. W. S. Forerunner. [57] Serpent's Den—Death's Retreat Hollow Tomb—Miser

Creed. We the * * reverently acknowledge the Majesty and Supremacy of the Divine being, and recognize the Goodness and Providence of the Same. Preamble. We recognize our relations to the United States Government and acknowledge the supremacy of its laws. Appellation. Article I. This organization shall be styled and denominated the * * Titles. Art. II. The officers of this * shall consist of a Grand Wizard of the Empire and his ten Genii; a Grand Dragon of the Realm and his eight Hydras; a Grand

This Organization shall be styled and denominated, the Order of the * * *. CREED. We, the Order of the * * *, reverentially acknowledge the majesty and supremacy of the Divine Being, and recognize the goodness and providence of the same. And we recognize our relation to the United States Government, the supremacy of the Constitution, the Constitutional Laws thereof, and the Union of States thereunder. CHARACTER AND OBJECTS OF THE ORDER. This is an institution of Chivalry, Humanity, Mercy, and Pa