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Hed, and Frank Fretwell, a former Seattle found us at the YMCA Building, where we were
No. 1 Toastmaster arrived in Victoria, British joined by Mr. Hed and Mr. Fretwell in meeting
Columbia on a steamer at 1:30 pm in the the Toastmasters and their guests at dinner.”
afternoon. A committee composed of Jim Benell, “Mr. Paulding had explained to us that it was

Frank Paulding, Herbert Butt, and James H. his suggestion at the Whittier conference in 1930
Hill; President of Victoria Toastmasters Club that our organization be called Toastmasters
greeted the Toastmasters delegation. They International, because he felt at that time as he

were driven to the Dominion and gave us our does today, that the movement was destined to
choice of entertainment for the afternoon. Mr. become a power in all English-speaking countries
Hed, suffering from a cold, stayed in bed. Mr. and perhaps in others as well. He also explained
Fretwell had personal business to attend to. But one of the requirements for membership in

your President accompanied Mr. Butt on a drive Victoria Toastmasters is graduation from one
along the shores of the Straits of Juan De Fuca of his public speaking classes at the YMCA. As
on some of the beautiful highways of Vancouver the picture became clear, Mr. Hed and I realized
Island. The drive came to a happy conclusion that we were but children, carrying to adults, a

at 5 o’clock, with tea at Mr. Butt’s home at Oak message whose fundamentals they understood
Bay, where Mrs. Butt welcomed us. At 7 o’clock even better than we did.”

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Bootstrappers of Salem

“Find Your Voice” . . . Become a Confident Speaker and Leader!
Keynote Speaker: Barbie Klein
June 14, 2021, 6:30 - 7:45pm (Pacific Time)
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