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HIDDEN TREASURE

Edward Guy Brown

Charter Member

Portland Tmstrs #31

Harvey Schowe, DTM

District 7 Historian

Edward G. Brown was a service February 4, 1917. He
charter member of Portland was discharged December

Toastmasters Club #31. He was 3, 1919. He was promoted to
born in Staten Island, New sergeant during his service.
York on December 14, 1892. In After the war he married
1900 his family was living in Inez and attended Oregon

Richmond, New York. They State Agricultural School
moved to The Dalles, Oregon or Oregon State College for
in 1909. two years. In 1920, he worked president of Portland Chapter
In 1915, Edward Brown as an assistant accountant for of the American Savings and

attended Oregon Agriculture a retail lumber company in Loan Institute. His family
College now Oregon State La Grande, Oregon. He and moved again to Milwaukie
University. In 1915 to 1916, he his family moved to Portland, in Clackamas County during
was a member of the Mask and Oregon and he began working 1940’s.

Dagger Club. He acted in the in the building and loan During 1940, Edward Brown
play Glorious Betsy on January industry in 1928. He became worked as a property manager
8, 1915 and was second assistant a Portland Toastmasters Club and salesman for a reality
for management of this play. #31 charter member in the company. During the 1940’s

He participated as an actor in fall of 1934. His membership he worked for the Federal
the plays Lend Me 5 Shillings status in Toastmasters after Housing Administration until
and The Land of Heart’s Desire 1936 remains unknown. After his retirement in 1961. Edward
held on March 12, 1915. World 1935 Edward Brown became was a member of sixth Church

War I interrupted his college vice-president of First Federal Christ Scientist. He died in
studies. He served in the US Savings and Loan Association. Milwaukie, Oregon on February
Army, Company K of the third In addition, he was member of 23, 1971 and is buried at
Oregon Infantry, starting the Portland Reality Board and Willamette National Cemetery.

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