Mr. Moulder. Yes; but that isn’t my point. They were at the meetings, but do you know of your own personal knowledge whether or not they were Communist Party members?
Mr. Stenhouse. Why I don’t know how you identify that exactly. I don’t recall seeing anybody’s card. Again, there was some sort of dues payment.
Mr. Moulder. Do you recall hearing any one of them say that they were members of the Communist Party?
Mr. Stenhouse. I can’t remember now whether they did or not. I was there and I thought I was some sort of a member, and I just assumed—Maybe I shouldn’t assume it. But I just assumed they were.
Mr. Tavenner. Did you pay dues in this organization or in this group?
Mr. Stenhouse. Well, again, it was somewhat the same arrangement as before. There were books to be bought and some sort of dues arrangement.
Mr. Tavenner. To whom did you pay the dues?
Mr. Stenhouse. Well, I don’t remember who the individual was. The money was just—somebody said “Well, here are the books.” And the money was put on the table.
Mr. Tavenner. How long did you remain a member of that group or attend meetings of that group?
Mr. Stenhouse. Well, that is the question that you asked before, and, as I told you, I find it very difficult to pinpoint the time. I think I can limit it to somewhere near the end of 1945 because of the fact that I didn’t get there until June and I had the operation, and then my family came out, and we were preoccupied with getting into a house and things of that sort. And I think it was—I was out of it by the early part of 1947.