JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 4/10/201 —_—— re pve AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ,100-409763-NR Agency Information Released under the John Kennedy Wssassination Records FBI 124-10320-10108 Ollection Act of 1992 HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). asex#:NWU 53150 Date: m6—-O1-2017 LLL EE ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: “PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Document Information FBI PH HQ 03/06/1964 5 MARK LANE PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 04/13/1998 INDEFINITE na —— v9.1 HW 53130 DocId: 32311791 10 Page 1
eRe 2-19-86) — C mo C yranmsmit the following in : (Type in plain text or code) Airte: Resistered Mail | (Priority or Method of Mailing) | TO: | DIRECTOR, FBI (100~3-104-37) FROM: SAC, PHILADELPHIA (100-42492) SOMMUNIST PARTY, USA - COUNTERINIE LLIGENCE PROGRAM ek S “NTERNAL SECURITY - C ne en (MEETING HALLS). DEMASSIFIED a SNA | GN 4h9]97.. eeede ener est ales vaca geo ReBulet to New York 1/20/64 captioned as above. The overwhelming majority of meetings of leftist groups in Phisadelphia are held at either: 1) Boslover Hall, 701 Pine Street or ra - 2) Philadelphia Ethical Society Hall, aka. (2 | Ethical Cultural Hall, 1906 South Ritten- house Square. o, Orficers of Boslover Hall Association are: | | President DAVID S. LANDES —— id Secretary HARRY BEICHMAN | Officers of the Philadelphia Ethical Society are: ey / KENNETH J. SMITH, Leader | | 8 ' ROBERT C. LOWRY, Jr., President ; od MARK WJ. HUBER, Treasurer G7 & Co o REED KNOX, Jr., Secretaxy tid FLORENCE WILLARD, one Secretanjo? RGORDES 7 fe. 199 MAR 26 1984 3°- Bureau (100-3-104~ 37) (Engh 1) (RM) 2 = Philadeiphia SS 1 - 200-l2k9e2 ey | | 1 - 1060- 39829 (PHILADEPHIA ETHICAL SOGLETY) “ | | | | OLB: JG2 Glastca By) ae ee (5) te sauna ° ona rom 8, Cat sO ile of Dect. ct cory onting Tate HW 53130 DBocld:32311791 Page ?
HW 53130 PH 100-42492 Two Yiddish speaking leftist organizations meet at the YMHA, 401 South Broad Street. These organizations are comprised of elderly Jewish people whose relative : importance is diminishing as members die and are not replaced by new recruits. In view of the liberal Jewish tradition represented by an organization, such as the YMHA, it is questionable whether a counterintelligence offensive directed at YMHA officials for the purpose of having contracts for meeting rooms cancelled out would warrant the time and effort involved. : As the Bureau is aware, Boslover Hall has been the site utilized by the Philadelphia Social Science Forum Committee (PSSFC) for meetings during the 1963-1964 Series. In addition, a bazaar sponsored by "The Advocates" (District Press Committee, CPEPD) was held at Boslover Hall on 12/14,15/63. On 3/20/64 "The Advocates" is sponsoring a banquet to be held at Boslover Hall. Both of these activities are for the pur- pose of raising funds for the support of "The Worker." AS set forth in Philadelphia airtel and LHM cap- tioned, “BETTY GANNETT; IS - C," and dated 3/4/64, GANNETT yas scheduled to teach a Marxist class on Political Economy iat Boslover Hall commencing 3/4/64 and ending 5/7/64. The ‘classes are to be held every other Wednesday. They are under the nominal sponsorship of the PSSFC. ; On 3/4/64, PH 547-S* advised IC DONALD J. WALL ' that BETTY GANNETT would not come to Philadelphia on 3/4/64 as so few persons had registered for the course. She is now tentatively scheduled to start the series on about lu) 3/18/64, providing additional registrations are obtained. - d PH 398-S on 3/5/64 advised SA JEREMIAH W, DOYLE that on the evening of 3/4/64 he went to Boslover Hali to attend the Political Economy class; however, the maintenance man there said that the management at Boslover Hall had received a call that afternoon notifying them that the class on 3/4/64 would not be held. = | When JAMES H. DOLSEN, Secretary, PSSFC and member District Executive Committee, CPEPD, was successful DoclId: 32311791 Page 3
a aan HW 53130 LAPS ROCA REE RO PE I eC TR me EN SCENE cect PH 1000-42492 in obtaining Boslover Hall for the 1963-1964 PSSFC Series, he stated that perhaps this would end the harassment of the PSSFC as they had been refused meeting places in hotels and other halls located in a more accessible area of Philadelphia. e (PH 55-S, 9/63) A review of the file concerning the PSSFC reflects that this organization, which since its inception in 1958 has utilized CP leaders and prominent left orientated speakers, has utilized the following meeting halls: Adelphia Hotel 13th and Chestnut Streets ir 1958 through 10/12/62 ae Benjamin Franklin Hotel 5 Oth and Chestnut Streets - 11/62 meeting ' New Century Club = 124 South 12th Street - ' 1/63 through 3/63 Philadelphia Ethical Society Hall 1906 Rittenhouse Square (4763 and 5/63 Boslover Hall 701 Pine Street Utilized for 1963-1964 Series The Ethical Culture Hall has been utilized by a wide variety of leftist organizations over the years. Among others, SANE, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, National Committee to Abolish the House Un- American Activities Committee, Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, Delaware Valley Committee for Democratic Rights, etc., have met at Ethical Culture Hall. . On 3/11/64 a meeting under ina, Ate of "The Cuardian™ is to be held there. E Attorney DoclId: 327311791 Page 4