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(Grand Rapids file 100-4160) ’ 4n this organization, nor did he affiliate Poa “° * * 5 : . * ~*~ ) * = ( , -+ ma ” eo. . : : a . a a member of the ¢ » Which at pres over the Rite Theater on Sixth Street, Benton Harbor was familiar with the fact that a colons 1 rented the hall from the Masonic group ganization *The Red Caps", since thay costumes similar to these of the Shriners t secasions, pat be called this or- md would dress up in hat he had no friends who are members of this group. He stated that those “whe were of the lower class. He mentioned that he had heard tha a member of this organization and he believed that this tered the movement in order to make money in some manner. mentioned that he had heard that at the time the men- opian Peace Movement gr mded in Chicago, that ecame very ill from worry t he had ho inform- tiate such report, nor cot recali who had informed his entioned further that in recent months he had heard nothing concerning 8 organization. He added that he believed the group had been formed six or seven years ago. ae «::-: }that he was a member of the Banton or Basonic Lodge No. 15, and was s responsible for the reletting of the Masonic Hall for other groups. called themselves the Moorish Americs sometime made arrangesents : to rent the Masonic Hall at various times arrangements began five or six years ago, wos FOsOrL I meetings on East Main Street, above the licCellan store. i that at the present time the Masonic group holds its meetings | Street, Benton Harbor. He said that for each meeting of this group he collected $1.50 as a rental fee. The organization had no regular aeeeene dates and some t the hall more often than or three months that be had been ap che garding membership in the organisation. However » 8 ce ce he said the members of the organization were of the poorér class of negroes. He mentioned further that he had no opportunity to cbserve what had trane- pired at any of the meetings conducted by this group and said that the mem bership was very small. they had left early in the Fs aa) he was paid for the hall rentals by