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BURIED TREASURE

Frank Paulding & First Canadian

Toastmasters Club #38 (Part Nine)

Harvey Schowe, DTM - District 7 Historian

Other public speaking clubs and classes were Completion of a YMCA Frank Paulding’s
active in Victoria along with Toastmasters. 20-week public speaking class was required
According to a Times Colonist article, a Victoria in order to join Victoria Toastmasters Club.

women’s oratorical contest was held on Thursday Toastmasters meetings were held at 6:15 pm
evening, April 2, 1936 at the Y building. Mrs. R. Wednesday after dinner at the YMCA Center.
W. McKenzie won the finals of the ladies’ division Clubs closed for the summer starting in May.
oratorical contest of the Victoria YMCA public Club members participated in debates, such as

speaking class. Her speech title was “The Art of one held on Wednesday, March 25, 1936. W. S.
Making Friends.” She received the Mallek trophy Fraser and G. G. Fraser were affirmative for one
on the last night of the class at the Green Lantern side of a subject against D. Bird and M. Davis.
Cafe. Mrs. Joseph Rose was Toastmistress for the O. Johnson, the first club secretary/treasurer,

banquet and toast night. resigned in 1936. It was due to a temporary job
The YMCA Public Speakers met at 8:00 pm assignment. W. S. Fraser was elected secretary/
on Tuesday evenings. Both men’s and women’s treasurer and Col. DeSalis was appointed
membership focused on advanced public sergeant-at-arms.”

speaking topics. The Club held speech contests. Frank Paulding was appointed lieutenant-
At the April 9, 1936 contest, G. C. Walsh received governor for Zone 1 in October 1938.
the Joseph Rose Challenge Trophy. after winning
the oratorical finals with his speech titled “Adult

Education.” The runner ups were E. E. Penden
for his speech titled “Pigs or Men,” J. E. Paulding
for his speech titled “Lawrence of Arabia,” and J.
Rowland who spoke about “A Modern Crusader.”

Contest judges were Dr. A. M. Menzies, James H.
Hil,l and T. Denny.
Dr. Edgar Allen was president of Seattle
Toastmasters Club. He invited the Victoria Junior

Chamber of Commerce Debaters’ Club to debate.
Saturday, February 8, 1936 the clubs debated state
medicine. The Victoria Chamber of Commerce
organized a public speaking group in 1938.

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