BROOKLYN DEBATING SOCIETY
; ; . ..''. a ; ; On Monday evening' tlio Brooklyn : Society met the Vivian Street Debating Club in debate'in the Vivian Street Club Room. Mr. 1 Humphreys occupied .the chair, and Mr. E. Tregear acted as .judge.' The . subject of debate was as follows"That whereas'all monopolies andprivate 1 , interests ; are i against the ■ • best' interests of the country, "the time is ripe for'putting into operation tlie' theory .of VSdcialism." '' The \ Brooklyn'.. Society, 'represented: by l Messrs, R. Brown, E. ThpmaSjjand J.'Hoole, spoke , in the affirmative', and. the Vivian; Street Society, represented,'by Messrs.', : T. Auton, A. Jackman, and T. Stew-. 'art,. spoke in ; the negative. 1 The' judge, in summins; up, declared Brooklyn to be ,; the winimq' temV awarding them WO marks. : .To : the Vivian Streot' Society he awarded 100 marks. At the con- ! ••'elusion. - of the meeting a hearty vote of ■ - thanks was moved to Mr!.;.Treireiir.' : At tlio next meeting of the Brooklvn Socjetv the subject will be "A Mock Goun- I cil Evening." :v'
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2203, 16 July 1914, Page 9
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164BROOKLYN DEBATING SOCIETY Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2203, 16 July 1914, Page 9
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