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S A N T A

CLARA

STR EE T

PHONE BALLARD 8900

S A N J O S E . C A L IF O R N IA

June 3r d , 1952.
Edith W. Edmondsen
Hotel Altoona,
San Francisco, C a l if .
Dear Madam,
I represent a man by the name
of George L. Smith who has been arrested by
H. Spencer Lewis for criminal L ib e l .
Will you please t e ll me i f yon
have any connection with ALtORC or w ith Lewis
that would make it embrassing for you to give
me a b rief outline of your past connection
with Amorc and your present attitude toward
it.
Hoping to hear from you in a
short while I am.
Very truly youxs,

u g e n e

B. G

rattan

ATTORNEY- AT- LAW

91 A U Z E R A I S B U I L D I N G
4 7 W EST

S A N T A

CLARA

S TR EE T

PHONE BALLAR D 69 0 0

S A N J O S E . C A L IF O R N IA

June 3rd, 1932.

Mr* Willard Moore
361. West 23rd, St,
New York City*. N* Y.
Dear M r. W illard Moore,
I represent a man by the name of
George L . Smith, who has "been arrested by H.
Spencer Lewis for criminal l i b e l .
W ill you please tell me i f you
have any connection with AMORC or with Lewis
that would make it embrassing for you to give
me a brief outline o f your past connection
with AMORC and your present attitude
toward i t .
Hoping to hear from you in a short
while I am,
Yours tru ly,

u g e n e

B.

rattan

ATTORNEY- AT- LAW

91 A U Z E R A I S B U I L D I N G
4 7 W EST

S A N T A

CLARA

STR EET

PHONE BALLARD 690 0

S A N J O S E . C A L IF O R N IA

June 3rd, 1932.

M r, Conrad H. Lindstedt
361 West 23rd St.
New York City, New York.
Dear Mr. Lindstedt,
I represent a man by the name
of George L, Smith who has been arrested
by H. Spencer Lewis for criminal L ib el.
have
that
give
with
it

Will you please tell me if you

any connection with AHOEC or with Lewis
would make it embrassing for you to
me a b r ie f outline of your connection
Amorc and your present attitude toward

Hoping to hear from you in a

short time I am,

KBGsRG

u g e n e

It. G

rattan

A T T O RNEY-AT- LAW
91 A U Z E R A I S B U I L D I N G
4 7 W EST

S A N T A

CLARA

STR EET

PHONE BALLARD 6900

S A N J O S E . C A L IF O R N IA

June 3rd, 1932

Mr. Vincent Jones
Hotel Sutter,
San Francisco, C sl.
Dear Mr. Jones,
I represent a man by the name
of George L . Smith who has been arrested
H. Spencer Lewis for criminal L ib e l.
W ill you please t ell me i f you
have any connection with AMORC or with Lewis
that would make it embrassing for you to
give me a b rief outline of your past con
nection with AMORC and your present attitude
toward i t .
Hoping to hear from you in a
short while I am,
Yours truly,
EBG:RG

s /3 ) .Cy

r a t e r n it a t is

R O S A E C R U C IS
TH E SEE
B everly H all

Quakertown, Pa.

Oct.3 8 ,1 9 3 2

Eugene B. Grattan,Atty
San J o s e ,C a lif
My dear Sir:
A week or so ago I had informed Mr.Smith of a
gross misrepresentation I had come across and told him I would
send him copies soon as X had them. He has just wired me that another
search of his home had been made and that I should send copies
direct to you.
T^is I do.
First.you w ill note a copy of what purports to be
a picture of the First Rosicrucian Temple in America. This illu s tr a tio
appears in AMORC latest publication THE WISDOM OF THE SAGES and
which is universally circulated and-the medium through which he
obtains members.
Next, I inclose a copy of a picture that appears
in the book by SaChe of Philadelphia* The t it le of book is : The
P ietists of Pennsylvania. You w ill note that this is NOT a Rosicrucian
Temple but was b u ilt by-the Zionistic Brotherhood, a Seventh Day
Baptist denomination.
You w ill see at once that this Baptist
Monastery ha been embellished to suit and made to appear as a
Rosicrucian habitation.

ation?

l f this is not gross misrepresentation made with

toddeceive, then what is? Would this notcome under the
head of fraud anfi obtaining money under false prEtense or mi
As

the "camera cannot l i e 11 these may be of value

to you.
shortly.

Hope you w ill win the case. My help w ill be forwarded

With best wishes.
Sincerely ^you^s,

The Rosicrucian Order'

Known as "The Ancient, Mystic Order Rosae Crucis
Throughout the -vtorld.
Supreme Temple for North Aiaerica
Rosicrucian Park,
San Jose, C a lifo rn ia , U. S . A .

Respected Member and Student:

From our statistics and records it appears as though a ;;reat
many members of the Masonic Fraternity are interested in
higher thought, metaphysics, and problems of psycholojy and
philosophy*
In fa c t, we are surprised to note that our nember
ship records indicate a great nany of the men to be Masons,
members of the higher bodies, as well as the Blue Lodge,
Since there is an interest in these studies among Masons,
perhaps we co-aid forvmrd to them some interesting lit t le
free booklets of an attractive nature, which explain the
ideals and principles of the AMORC, and permit the receivers
to know of the fascinating studies of the Order.
I note
that you are a member of the Masonic Fraternity. I f it is
possible for you to do so, and proper, we would appreciate it
if you w uld send us the names and addresses of some Masons
in your community, or in your Lodge whom you think would enjoy
reading some of our latest publications which exi>lain the work
of the Rosicrucians,
It is not necessary that these Masons be persons that you
know so long as they are Masons. I f it is permissible, and you
can do so, we would like to have you send a rost-r of the
names and addresses of those in your Lodge so that we can
address booklets to them, and return the roster to you.
May we have your cooperation in this?
If we can, we would
appreciate having you give this matter your attention as soon
as po ssible.
Sincerely and fraternally,
ROSICRUCIAN ORDER, AMORC
By R. U. Lewis,
Supreme 3ecretary.
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Better Susiness Bureau,

San Jose, California*
Dear sirs:
Several of us in Los Angeles,
have read'an article in the Fresno Bee
and other papers, charging that the organi'zation kniwn as AifiDRC is a racket. Having
heard similar wtatements from other sources
on more than one occasion and having belonged
to this organization under the be lief that it
was a perpetuation of the Ancient Rosicrucian
Order, I want to know if the Better Business
3ureau there has investigated these people.
According to the articles we have read, AMDRC
was started by H. Spencer L e w is 7in about
1913 to 1915 or somewhere thereabouts**
A ll students of this organization
are told that it
has a prehistoric origin prehistoric as far as profane history is con
cerned*
Several of us here are going into the
matter as thoroughly as we can.
I f we and
others hare been swindled out of money under
false representations, we f e e l like something
should be done about i t , so w i l l yiu kindly t e l l
us if the Better Business Bureau of San Jose
vouches for them?
f 0urs very sinoerely,
E . ID. Drake v
3307-1/2 Baldwin S t .,
Los Angeles, C a l i f .

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381 F o u r t h A v e n u e ,N e w Y o r k

March 6, 1933

Mr* E . Drake,
Barbara Worth A p ts., $401,
407 South Hope Street,
Los Angeles, C a lif.
Dear Mr* Drake:
Answering your letter regarding the Rosi
crucian Brotherhood, before accepting the
advertising of this organization we made
a thorough investigation of the order and
all our reports were highly favorable*
If you wish further information about the
Rosicrucian Brotherhood, we suggest that you
write to the Better Business Bureau of San
Jose, San Jose, California. They will be
glad to send you a more detailed report.
Very truly yours,

John NicholstB

Better Business Bu r e a u
of SAN JOSE, Ltd.
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TREASURER

HARRY KNOX
S E C R E TA R Y -M G R .

C L IF F C O T T R E L L
ATTORNEY

K. N. STACY

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of our Directors 7/ho will give it their attention.

NEWS

Very truly yours,

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Mr* Eugene B* Grattan,

Attorney at law^:
47 West Santa clara S t *,
San Jose| Calif*
Dear Ifr* Grattan:
Enclosed you w il l
find copies of two letters which are
self explanatory*
Sincerely yoursj

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Better Business Bureau,

San Jose, California*
Dear sire:
Several of us in Los Angeles
have read an article in the Fresno Bee
and other papers, charging that the organi-;
zation known as AMORC is a racket. Having
heard similar statements from other sources
on more than one occasion and having belonged
to this organization under the be lief that it
was a perpetuation of the Ancient Rosicruoian
Order, I want to know i f the Better Business
Bureau there has investigated these people.
According to the articles we have read, AMORC
was started by H. Spencer Lewis in about
1913 to 1915 or somewhere thereabouts.
A ll students of this organization
are told that it has a prehistoric origin prehistoric as far as profane history is con
cerned.
Several of us here are going into the
matter as thoroughly as we can.
I f we and
others have been swindled out of money under
false pretenAea or false representations, we
fee l like something should be done about i t ,
so w ill you kindly t ell us if the Better Business
Bureau cf San Jose vouches fo r them?
Yours very sincerely,
E . E . Drake,
3307-1/2 Baldwin S t . ,
Los Angeles, Calif*

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Advertising Department

March 24, 1935

Mr. E- E* Drake,
407 South Hope S t., Apt.401,
Los Angeles, Calif.
Dear Mr, Drake:
We wish you to know that we are sincerely grateful
for the complete information you have sent to us about the
Rosicrucian Society. Yours is the first complaint we have
had at>out them. You say that the organization is shortly to
he exposed throughout the country. We are intensely inter
ested in knowing what happens.
If it is not too much trouble,
will you drop us a note at the time the exposure proceedings
are started that we may get the newspapers or other records
in which the details will "be given.
Qaite frankly, we are not in a position to suggest
an investigation by the Better Business Bureau for the
simple reason that we have no facts upon which to base such
a request. Our knowledge of the society is, as you say,
only a general one. As aforesaid, we shall be glad to have
you add to our meager information by sending to us, i f you
have time, the details of the proceedings which you mention.

JftjL

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Los Angeles, .C alif.,

March 8th,

Mr# Eugene B . Grattan,

Attorney at law,
47 West Santa Glara Street,
San Jose, California.

Dear Mr# Grattan:

0Bre is another letter.
This is about the character of the letters
we have been getting as you have been able
to see.

Have you any further suggestions?

Sincerely yours,

SET /BED

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March

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Cit y

1 , 1933
B U R E A U OF
A D V E R T IS IN G IN V E S T IG A T IO N

Mr. S. S. Drake,
Barbara Worth A p ts., $401,
407 South Hope Street,
Los Angeles, California.
Dear Mr. Drake
We have been running the advertising of the Rosicrucian Brotherhood for. several years.
Before accepting the
advertising we made an investigation of it and received favor
able information on the organization.
We have, however, in the past received complaints,
not from readers of our publication, but from outside sources.
These were investigated, however, and we did not feel that they
were justified.
However, I would suggest that you communicate with
the San Jose Better Business Bureau at San Jose, California,
for complete information on this organization*
Cordially yours,

D.A.Kemble
T

Am sure I enclosed yesterday a copy

of the second letter that is ueint sent out to

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the magazines but in case I did notf here is

a copy.

________ _________ . ^ur letter of March

ist and tjill now tell you i?y reasons for asking
the question concerning the organization styled

AM)EC.
At one time I tias a member of this organi
zation ana was told and l*d to believ* that it has
Haring learned! that
an origin in renote antiquity*
such a lain b were not based upon any foundation in
fact, and seeing their advertisement in so meny re
putable magazines, I wrote to you to see if you
had anything upon which to base these statements,
thinking perhaps that there were &oz& things which
1 might have overlooked. But your reply is somewhat
general mid shows you do not know mary things that
others do know. In the first place, in 1929, when
the Los Angeles branch discovered some puzzeling
things, there was a general disruption, whereupon
AUDRG promptly sued Dr*
^hoinas, the then
Master of this Branch, for $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 damages* claim
ing that he broke up the organisation,
L ast. year a man by thgnaiae of George L Smith
of Bakersfield, C a l i f ., wrote and published many
things concerning AM)RG, purporting to deny the an
cient origin o'* this organization and claiming that
the people at large were being swindled by reason of
these statements, and that there was no authentic
proof that uhis was other than the concoction of its
Hfead in 19X5* There is jiqthing secret about the
organisation. The Rituals and everything have been
published in e book by A , E . iValte. in other words,
this man took out o2 the risfersnoe library the necessary
elements to form a ao-caxled aeuret ordsz-, claiming
that it originated in ^nciea* Egypt many hundreds of
years ago , etc.

Los ^ngoles, California,

March 6th,

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Kactfadden Publications, Inc*,

Graybar Building,
Hew ork, Hew York*

Bear sirs
Z thank you for your letter of March
ist and w ill now tall you ny reasons for asking
the quo31ion concerning the organization styled

ASOEC*

At one time X was a number of this organi

zation and was told and lud to bellev? that it had
Having learned that
such a lain s were not based upon any foundation in
fact and seeing their adverti3ement in so lacny re
putable magazines, I wrote to you to see if you
had anything upon which to base these statements,
thinking perhaps that there v?ers sane things which
I might have overlooked. But your reply is somewhat
general and shows you do not know maiy things that
others do know. In the first place, in 1929, when
the Los Angeles branch discovered some puszeling
things, there wau a general disruption, whereupon
2fflitC promptly sued Dr*
^homas, the then
Master of this Branch, for .#30,000.00 datnagesg claim,
ing that he arok* up the organisation,

an origin in remote antiquity,

L ast year a man by th^name of Gsoasge L Smith

of Bakersfield, G a l l f w r o t e and published many
things concerning A1DE0, purporting to deny the an
cient origin of this organization mid claiming that
the people at large were being swindled by reason of
these statements, and that there was no authentic
proof that vhis was othar than the concootion of its
Bead in 1915. There is nothin# secret about the
organization, The Hituals and everything have been
published in e book by A . ft, Jaito. in other words,
this man took out of the rsferrmce library the necessary
elements to fora a ao-ca^ied aewrcit order, slaining
that it originated in ^ncien'i E^ypt mainy hundreds of
year3 ago , etc*

E r # ^mith was arrested for libel but the case

cams to nothing and wa3 thrown out of court,
Last
Deoember M r, Smith 6nd -tor. E . . ^harass were sued
jointly for <10,000. dariages for some sort of a
conspiracy which both olairaed was absurd.
Incidentally
it 'flight Interest you to ImoTJ that A2fl)ftG losi the
50,000. case against JBr. Thomas, but it was not
proved by the testimony in court that'AMOBS ^as an
original, authentic Hosicrucian Order*
I and severcl others have learned that this
institution is shortly to be exposed throughout the
length and hrodth of the land* fiance iay interest in
the whole prooeedin^s.
If you hare anything e l 00 to offer we would appre
ciate it* i/e want to give the devil his dues but we
don t want people to be swindled in any way, and I
think it ray duty to prevent it as far as I can, ana the
duty of aryone else who may be of uid in keeping honest
folfca* monay out of the hands of charletons.

J&p do you rot have the Bette? ^ s i n e s s Bureau make

an investifation? For a while the Better Business 3ureau
gsve X)G the name of o^nin .5 property,, paying its b ills ,
e t c ., but there was no investigation as to the statements
.cjySDHO was mav-ing. It mirht be well to ha*e this dons so
that we can a ll know the Truth*
Yours sincerely,

BED
B. BP .Drake,
407 Sotxth Baps ;? t .,
Apt. ir401,
Loa Angelos, California.

Received oocu&ent yesterday and spent l^st evening ana this evening
copyin6 the same,

'ou have done an excellent work, and I wonder i f they

have nerve enough to go ahead and ask for a trial and knov.' that the/ have
to face such question^ as they must in the presentation of the case.
The imp had nerve enough to slap me in the face by having the
Californian publish an ad last Saturday.

I took advantage of the lies

contained therein by filing the enclosed and sent it on through,

I covered tne case pretty thoroughly.

I think

The exhibit referea to ?.s without

comment a&s the tia]j-page expose in the *iew York Herald.

LstSs hope it

brings results.
Ttaclosea is

letter from Forbes.

It is in reply to letter*

written to him, Modern Mechanic and Psychology regarding advertising.

As I usea one letter as a copy of a l l , witn slight changes to cover
local conditions, I am holding it until I get replies fro.fl alL, Auea I
will send it on to you.

I merely coverea the history of the fraud,

ana refuted the non-religious advertising.

With b*5st best wishes, and again thankin6 you for your hard .vork,
I am,

Sincerely,

Copy of first le t t e r.

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Scribner s Ifegazine,
597 Fifth Avenue,
New York, N .Y .
Gentlemen:
I wj uld like to get some
information from you regarding the
Rosicrucian Brotherhood, AMORC, who
advertise in your magazine.

Bo you

vouch for the integrity of these people

and for the statements they claim as
to their origin, authenticity, and so on?
Am enclosing self-addressed,
stamped envelope.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Sincerely yours,
E . E. Drake,
Barbara Worth A p t s ., Apt. #401,
407 South Hope S t .,
Los Angeles, California.

C O P Y
Los Angeles, C a l i f ,
March 6th.,

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Psychology.
Edito rial O ffic e s,
1450 Broadway,
New York, N .Y .
Attention Mr, Charles H* Pesgrey:
Dear sir:
I thank you fo r your letter of the
21st ultimo and w il l now tell you my reasons
for asking the question concerning the organiza
tion styled as AlflORC:
At one time I was a member of this
organization and was told and led to believe that
it had an origin in remote antiquity*
Having
learned that such claims were not based upon any
foundation in fa o t, and seeing their advertisement
in so many reputable magazines, I wrote to you to
see if you had anything upon which to base these
statements, thinking perhaps that there were some
things which 1 might have overlooked*
But your
reply is somewhat general and shows you do not know
many things that others do.
In the fir s t place, in
1929, when the Los Angeles Branch discovered some
puxzeling things, there was a general disruption
and' nearly a l l the members here left the organiza
tion, whereupon AMORC promptly sued D r . E. E .
Thomas, the then Master of this Branch, for 5 0 ,0 0 0 .
damages, claiming that he broke up the organization.
Last year a man by the name of George L*
Smith of B a k e r s f i e l d ,'C a l i f . ; wrote snd published
many things concerning AMORC, purporting to deny the
ancient origin of this organization and claiming that
the people at large were being swindled by reason of
these statements and that there was no authentic proof
that this was other than the concoction of its Head
in 1915.
"There is nothing secret about the organi
zation.
The Rituals and everything have been published
in a book by A. E . Waite.
In other wordsf' this man
took out of the reference library the necessary ele
ments to form a so-called secret order, claiming that it
originated in Ancient Egypt many hundreds of years a g o ".
(p 'i f Y )

Mr. Smith was arrested for lib e l but the case

oame to nothing and was thrown out of court. Last
December Mr. ^mith and D r . E. E. 1homaB were sued
jointly for $1 0 ,0 0 0 * damages for some sort of a con
spiracy which both claim was absurd.
Incidentally
it might interest you to know that ALflORC lost the
$ 5 0 ,0 0 0 . cast against Dr. Thomas, but It was not
proved by the testimony in court that AMORC was an
original, authentic Rosicrucian Order
I and several others have learned that this
institution is shortly to be exposed throughout the
length and bredth of the land. Hence my interest
in the whole proceedings.
I f you have anything else to offer we would
appreciate i t . We want to give the devil his dues
but we don't want people to be swindled in any way,
and I think it is my duty to prevent it as far as I
can, and the duty of anyone else who may be of a id ,
in keeping honest f o l k 's money out of the hands of
charletons.
* Why do you not have the Better business Bureau
make an investigation? For a while the Better
Business Bureau gave AMORC the name of owning property,
paying its b i l l s , e t c ., but there was no in vesti
gation as to the statements AMORC was making.
It might
be well to have this done so that we can a ll know the
Truth.
Ygurs sincerely,

EE D
E . E. Drake,
407 South Hope S t ., Apt. #401,
Los Angeles, Calif*

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55 Fifth Avenue, New York City
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W '
EDWARD F. HEALEY, A d v e rtis in g M a n a g e r

February 24, 1*123

Mr. E . l. Drake
407 South Hope S t.
Los Angeles, Oalif
Dear Mr. Drake:

not carry the advertising of the Hosicrucian Brotherhood nor does the GOLDEN BUOK I.LAGAZII.E carry it , v/l'ich magazine
Vie also publish.
We regret, therefore, that we are unable to
give you any information on these people. Perhaps if you
write to the Atlantic Monthly or Harpers Magazine, they
iainht be able to give you the information you desire. Th<
magazines carry the Rosicrucian advertising.
I f at any time we can be of help to you,
please do not hesitate to call 011 us.
bineerely yours,

I .Gruber:BL

Advertising jepartraent

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M U N N & CO. PATENT ATTORNEYS
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February 27, 1933

Mr# E# E# Drake,
Barbara Worth Apts# # 401,
407 South Hope Street,
Los Angeles, Calif#
Dear Mr# Drake:
Answering your letter of February 18, the Rosicrucian Brother
hood, AMORC are large property owners in San Jose California
and as far as we know they bear a good reputation#
Our
relations with them have been entirely satisfactory. The
Los Angeles^ Chamber of Commerce might be able to give you
more details#
Cordially yours,

Associate Editor

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INSPIRATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, Inc.
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February 21, 1933

Mr E E Drake
Barbara Worth Apts
407 So Hope Street
Los Angeles Calif
Dear Mr Drake:
lne are in receipt of your favor of February 15th inquiring
as to the integrity of one of our advertisers, namely,
Rosicrucian Brotherhood.
The best recommendation we can give them is that they have
been advertising with us for ten years and v;e have never yet
received a single complaint from any one of our readers.
You need have no hesitancy in doing business with this concernthay nre ahptol^t^ly
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qi> frftrp and_if ypU^take up, thei^r
work in the proper spirit, you ought to derive a great deal of
benefit from their course.

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Thanking you for the reader interest which induced you to come
to us for this information and also for the opportunity of
speaking a good word in behalf of Rosicrucian Brotherhood, we
remain
Yours very truly,
INSPIR i TIONAWUBLICATIONS, I nc.

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Advertising Manager
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February 27, 195 3

Advertising Department

Mr. E . jj>. Drake,

Barbara Worth Apts. #401,
407 south Hope Street,
Los Angeles, Calif.
Dear Mr. Drake;
Regarding your letter about the Eosi crucian
brotherhood, T?e examined the literature which they put out
and it seemed to us that most of their doctrines paralleled
the teachings of Christianity.
Therefore, we accepted their
advertising.
It seems to us that the value of any move
ment such as theirs must be judged oy the value to the
individual himself - some people may find the Rosicrucian
teachings helpful, while others may not be interested. We
are sorry not to be able to make a more helpful statement
then that, but you understand that such a decision is a
personal one which must be made separately by each man or
woman.
Their announcements have appeared in our
pages for a number of years and none of our readers have
ever complained aoout their business integrity.
Very truly yours,

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Eugene B. Grattan,
Attorney at law,
47 West Santa ^lara S t .,
San Jose, C a l i f o m i a 0
Dear Mr, Orattan:
I am enclosing herewith
the first and second letters which have
been written to the magazines containing
the AMORC a d ., and also the original copies
of the replies we have received up to
date o
With a l l bsst wishes I
am
Sincerely yours,

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THE PATHFINDER
THE PATHFINDER PUBLISHING CO., Inc.
Established 1894

WASHINGTON, D. C.
A National News Review

Published at the Nation's Capital

February 25, 1933.

Mr. E . E. Drake,
Los Angeles, C a lif.
Dear S ir:
The Brotherhood about which you
ask is supposedly a reputable society.
We
understand they are fin an cially so lid.
We
have not, however, personally investigated
their proposition.
This i s , of course a
"fa d proposition and we believe they make
good their promises.
Yours very tru ly ,
3HE PATHFINDER PUBLISHING CO.

CHARLES SCRIB N ERS SO NS

P U B L IS H E R S - IM P O R T E R S -B O O K S E L L E R S
5 9 7 FIFTH A V E N U E
NEW

YO RK

Fsbruary 23rd,

1933

Hr# E . E . Drake
Barbara Worth Apts#, #401
407 South Hope Street
Los Angelos, California
My dear Mr* Dral:
In reply to your letter of the 18th:
As far as we know, the Rosicrucian
Brotherhood is a perfectly reliable organization*
For more'' detailed information about them,
we suggest that^you communicate with Mr* GordonS
Simpson, c/o 3impson-Reilly, 1206 Maple ^vnu
Los A ngele^ who at one time represented our^"
Magazine on ths Coast and placed thisJbwtflrss
with us #

Very truly yours

SCRIBNER S MA.GAZIEE

Wrote to him but have

received no answer as yet.

B.G.P# X

Dear Gene:
Arrived home at 10 o clock this morning mighty tired. Expense
account, as ber your request, is enclosed herewith . Also another
self-explanatory enclosure. Regards to Lloyd.
Sincerely,

Bus

ftaiiftnoari fare, Bakersfield to San Francieco

and return................................. ............. $10.70
Bus fa re , San Francisco to San J o s e .................. 1 .1 0
Bus fare, San Jose to San F r a n c i s c o ................
1 .1 0
Three days lost time
$ 8 .4 0 per d a y .................2 5 .2 0
Room, one night in San Jose......................... .
.75
8 meals at 40c e a c h . . . . ............ .............................
5 .2 0 .
Total................................................................... $44.05
Less check for $25 received April 11
2 5.00
$19.05