Mr. TAVENNER. Do you mean that you attended 4 or 5 of these discussion group meetings? Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes. Mr. TAVENNER. Do you recall whether or not you were transferred from one such group to another? Mr. STENHOUSE. I am pretty certain I wasn’t. I am not aware of it. Somebody may have transferred me. But, as far as I know, I attended a group of discussion meetings somewhere, not too far from where we lived in North Hollywood. I don’t remember now whether it was in more than one home. It may have been in 1 or 2. Mr. TAVENNER. How many persons attended those meetings? Mr. STENHOUSE. About 4 or 5. Mr. TAVENNER. Were they always the same persons or did the group vary as to its composition? Mr. STENHOUSE. It may have varied. I don’t remember for sure. Mr. TAVENNER. What was the nature of the business conducted at those meetings? Mr. STENHOUSE. Well, we discussed Communist and other literature and articles. We discussed the affairs that were concerning all of us at that time, of the war and the winning of the war--and it was just talk. Mr. TAVENNER. Do you recall whether or not Communist Party literature was made available for your purchase at the meetings? Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes, it was. Mr. TAVENNER. And for your use? Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes, it was. Mr. TAVENNER. Did you take part in the study group, in the study of the Communist Party literature yourself? Mr. STENHOUSE. Oh, I suppose I read what we were asked to read or was suggested we read, and made some attempt to discuss it at the next meeting. I might add that the literature that was at those meetings was also on sale in some of the bookstores in Los Angeles. There was a Lincoln Book Store there which had Communist and other material for sale. I was in the bookstore 2 or 3 times. There was also at these meetings material that was not Communist, at least not published by the party. Mr. TAVENNER. Was the Lincoln Book Store known as a Communist book shop? Mr. STENHOUSE. It wasn’t known to me as such. Mr. TAVENNER. There has been evidence of that character presented to the committee. Mr. STENHOUSE. Well, I wouldn’t doubt it actually. But they sold things other than Communist Party literature. And it wasn’t under the table. It was right out in the open. Anybody from the street could walk in and pick it up and read it. Mr. TAVENNER. Who invited you to become a member of that group?