◆ SpookStack

| subject organizaticn ne approximately five years ago there had been a colo organi zation ch held meetings at 408 West Chicago Avenue but they had long been disbanded and had never heard anything regarding them since that time. Numerous other inquiries around in that same neighborhood regarding the subject organization also - - met with negative results. he repert of Special Agen New York dated 4/6/40 set forth that a negro individual known as "Grand Shei ~ EL* who resided at that time in Brooklyn, New York, had gone to Hartiord, Connecticut, in the summer of 1936 ard established Local Chapter #35 of a b7"the Hoorish Science Temple of America, Inc.", The informant, whose eo identity is not set forth, was of the opinion that tnis organization was originally founded by his Excellency, Col. KIRKMAN-BEY, of Chicago, Illinois. The informant further advised that this organizetion was believed founded for the purpose of uplifting the poor negro classes of the United States, and he was of the opinion that at the present time there were eight million i . members in the organization. ip Or. a = = 22 been tn i, that neighborhood for a years was casually acquainted - we, b7C% with KIRKI'AN-BEY. hat BEY was a petty politician and a knew that he was a leader of some club or religious organization +t, . _— orner of New Orleans and Wendell Avenue, Chicago, Tinos. fall me ane: unable to give any information with regard to the acti 6s - ; ° 8 organization or the membership or the policies for which they stood. bar that KTRMOSET haa bee h en living at 104 Sedgwick Averue for the laste peat year am a half ated that BEY was the leader of some religious organization. dle to give any information regarding the ated that he was married and had three children. that BEY had been in the colored section of the north of time and was very well known. It was learned through informants in this city that KIRKWAN-BEY awa MOOT Ce a oe a = Poot a4 and NOBLE DREW ALI originally founded this organization a good many years ago amonz the colored people but that there had been some disagreement _ between those two men and they had separated. BEY then became the leader of the negroes on the north-side of Chicago and DREW ALI became the leader and organizer among the negroes on the south side. It has been reported Since ther, however, that DREW ALI has been dead for approximately five years, but this information has not been verified as yet. -2- aa a" oar