Mr. Liebeler. This was the first time you met Marina when you went to Mrs. Ford's to pick her up?
Mrs. Ray. Yes.
Mr. Liebeler. Had you heard about her prior to that time?
Mrs. Ray. Yes, about a year before from Mrs. Ford. She said there is a new girl lives in Fort Worth; she just got here from Russia and, see, I am not sure about that time, year, 6 months, and I said "I would very much like to meet her to see how things are in Russia since it has been almost 20 years since I left Russia" at that time. Of course, I was very curious to find out if conditions had changed and what is going on now. I think it is no more than normal curiosity on my part.
Mr. Liebeler. Did you have any conversations with Anna Meller about why Marina came to stay with her or what the circumstances were?
Mrs. Ray. None with Anna Meller, not about Marina's circumstances at all. I came to Mrs. Meller one time to pick up few things that Marina left over there and that was the same time when I went over to take the clothes to Marina's house. I picked up a few things at Anna Meller's house but she had company at the time so we didn't have a chance to talk. I just said hello, picked up the things and went to Oswald's place on Elsbeth.
Mr. Liebeler. At the first time that you met Oswald himself was on the day that he came out to your house to talk to Marina——
Mrs. Ray. Yes; at my house.
Mr. Liebeler. Can you recall and tell us to the best of your recollection what Oswald said at that time and what the conversation was?
Mrs. Ray. My talk with him mostly just on—what did I talk to him about? I am trying to remember. It really wasn't anything. We just sort of talked about the children, small talk as I remember but he did get into a conversation with my husband which was more on economics. He could not understand how he have to work for somebody and man made all the money and gave so little in return. Anyhow it was something about workers and capitalists. As I can imagine my husband said some things because, well, he worked hard all his life and had men work for him. That was said at the house, then they had another conversation in the car when he took to apartment. I was not present so I do not know what they talking about. It was still on economics and my husband just came in huffing, puffing, said he never met anybody dumber in his life, doesn't understand simple economics or how anything works in this country. He considered him a complete idiot. He didn't know how in the world I got tied up with stupid people like that but I had very little to say to Lee Oswald that evening he was at the house.