Charlotte, May 31—The debate here tonight between Dr. T.T. Martin and Howell S. England on evolution was a tame and listless affair. An audience estimated at 150 people heard the arguments.
If any member of the K.K.K. were present, they did not wear the uniform of the Invisible Empire.
The anti-evolution side of the argument was represented by Dr. Martin, a native of Mississippi and representative of the Anti-Evolution League. Mr. England, the opposing speaker, represented the Society for the Advancement of Atheism. He is a lawyer, of Detroit.
The Charlotte Observer said that no Charlotte or Mecklenburg county school teacher could be located in the audience and that the only local minister present was the doorkeeper. He explained he undertook the task largely as a favor to Dr. Martin, a fellow minister. One physician was found among the hearers.
The meeting was held at Lakewood, a suburb of Charlotte.
“The most conspicuous group in the house,” said the Observer’s story, “was a little group of half a dozen newspapermen sitting on one corner of the hall wishing for something to happen, but hardly expecting it.”
Editor's Note: Why reporters were expecting "something to happen," check out the following stories:
www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8493267847537044513/319901505174581969
www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8493267847537044513/1792838100444591202
From page 5 of the Concord Daily Tribune, June 1, 1926
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