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The article reads:

10,000 Attend Klan Meeting

National officials Speaks
in farmington, NH

American Flag Floats Over
Interested Throng

Hundreds of New Members
Are "Naturalized"

Special Dispatch to the Globe

ROCHESTER. N II. June 1 — This
morning, at K. K. K. State headquar-
tm, in South Main st, there was a
large gathering of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont and Massachusetts
klansmen, and thia afternoon a big
meeting, attended by fully 10,000 per-
sons, was held on an unoccupied farm
in the town of Farmlngton, about four
miles from Rochester. Dozens of klans
men did picket duty, and all members
present wore klan robes.

Outsiders were admitted. If vouched
for by klansmen. Rochester police esti-
mate that 2S0 automobiles bearing
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New
York and Massachusetts registration
plates passed over the roads leading to
the meeting place.

On the south side of the farm was a
platform over which the American flag
floated, and for more than two hours
three speakers from national headquar-
ters, Atlanta spoke on the principles of
the order. The throng was silent and
gave close attention to the speaker.

King Kleagle E.W. Gaynor of Indiana,
new leader in this section, presided over
the meeting but the names of the
speakers from national headquarters
were not annouced.
Music for the Farmlngton meeting
was furnished by Witham Klavern
Band of 35 pieces, from Portland.

Later in the evening several thousand
new members were naturalized at State
headquarters here, and a buffet lunch
was served. At the edge of the farm
where the afternoon meeting was held,
the fiery -cross burned, and a blazing
electric cross blazed from the roof of
headquarters.

The entire proceedings of the day
were carried out with gravity and per-
fect order.



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Better known as "Brownie" by most of the
townspeople, Sgt. Brown first joined the
police department back in 196^, as a
part-time police officer. Four years
later he became a full-time officer, and
finally was promoted to his present rank.

having 22 years in this department, we
asked Sgt. Brown to talk about some of
the changes that have taken place. "Law
enforcement itself has changed over the
years," he said, "as well as the depart-
ment. We have grown from a 2 man depart-
ment to the present, which consists of 8
full-tine officers, 11 specials and two
dispatchers."

The safety of all our citizens is a main
concern of Sgt. Brown's, especially the
children who walk to and from school each
day. It is for this reason that he would
like to see a new sidewalk installed a-
long School Street, so the kids will no
longer have to walk in the road.


These photos are stored together. They are from different periods of time. Last pulled together for possible use in August 1986.

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