Mr. Stenhouse. That is right.
Mr. Tavenner. Was that during the entire period of time you were in Washington?
Mr. Stenhouse. I can’t be sure of the time again. But it was somewhere between the end of, I think, somewhere between the end of 1945 and the end of 1946.
Mr. Tavenner. How soon after your arrival in Washington did you become identified with the Communist Party there, and attend those group meetings?
Mr. Stenhouse. I can’t place it. I know that shortly after I got to Washington I had another serious operation, and I was busy getting adjusted to my new work. Sometime about then I joined the Federal Workers Union.
Mr. Moulder. I did not understand you. You joined what?
Mr. Stenhouse. The Federal Workers Union.
Mr. Tavenner. Was it after you became a member of the Federal Workers Union that you first began attending Communist Party meetings in the District of Columbia?
Mr. Stenhouse. I can’t be sure. I think it was.
Mr. Tavenner. Did you advance to the point of holding an office of any type in the union while you were in Washington?