An advertisement that appeared in the Lykens Standard, 3 October 1924, for the Ku Klux Klan rally that was to be the concluding event of the 1924 Gratz Fair.
K. K. K.
Saturday, 4 October [1924]
At Gratz Fair Grounds
From noon to midnight
KLAN SPEAKERS!
BIG NATURALIZATION
Men, Women and Boys at Nine o’clock P.M.
Klansmen, Klanswomen and Families and all Native Born, White, Protestant, Gentile American Citizens and Families are Invited
Refreshments and Lunch Will Be Sold on the Grounds
Bus Service Between P. O. P. of A. Hall, Lykens, and Fair Grounds
Reports following the event estimated that more than 5000 persons participated, giving Gratz the dubious distinction of hosting the largest K. K. K. demonstration ever held in the Lykens Valley.
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