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BURIED TREASURE
Pendleton Toastmasters Club #154
by Harvey Schowe DTM-District 7 Historian
In the Fall of 1939, a dozen Pendleton, Pendleton Toastmasters Club was included
Oregon businessmen contacted Toastmasters in newly formed District 7 and Area 4 along with
International and Ernest C. Davis, District 2 Baker Toastmasters club #55 and Walla Walla
Governor, about organizing a Toastmasters club #81. Maurice Alquist served as Lt. Governor
club. After this meeting Ernest Davis assisted in during June 1941. After moving to Pendleton
chartering the club. Toastmasters International in 1941, Ernest Davis was elected president of
issued a charter early in January 1940 with first Toastmasters International in August. Pendleton
elected club officers listed as follows: Club disbanded after July 1942 because war
rationing restricted the printing of Toastmasters
• President: Lowell Stockman manuals.
• Vice-president: Homer Beale
• Secretary-Treasurer: Gordon Hertz Glenn Meek, past District 7 Historian, and
• Sergeant-at- Arms: Sprague Carter his family moved to Pendleton in early 1945 for
On Thursday evening February 22, 1940 at a delivery job at Railway Express. During deliv-
Pendleton Hotel, Ernest C. Davis presented the eries, he met former club members Allen, a J. C.
charter to Lowell Stockman. The meeting had Penney manager, Fire Chief and Pendleton Hotel
several speakers: manager who wanted to reactivate the club. They
• Dr. G. L. L. McBee, “Young Americans” gave him names of six other former members to
• Mrs. Stockman, “The Widows Plea” contact. Soon he found 20 individuals interested
• Stan Day, “The Principal of Refrigeration” in joining Toastmasters, enough for club rein-
• Pete Pinney, “The Future of the Housing statement, in March 1945. Glen Meek was elected
as club secretary-treasurer. He delivered an Ice
Industry” breaker speech Tuesday evening March 23, 1945 at
• Mrs. Ray Doherty, “Why I am Glad My the Pendleton Hotel. He moved back to Portland,
Oregon in September. The club merged into the
Husband is a Toastmaster” new District 15 after western District 7 separated
• Earl Hoops, “Nylon” from eastern Oregon and southern Idaho. The
• Ray Doherty “My America” club later combined into District 9. Pendleton
Baker Toastmasters Club #55 members Toastmasters is an active club with two members
presented flowers along with congratulating elected as District 9 Governor and Director.
telegrams from Toastmasters clubs in Minnesota
and Hawaii. Maurice Alquist, Deputy District
Governor from Walla Walla, Washington
attended the meeting as a guest and a member
of Walla Walla Toastmasters Club #81 that char-
tered May 1, 1937. Ernest Davis visited the club
in March where he observed a well-organized
program.
Club Celebrates 75th
Anniversary in 2015
Pendleton Mayor Phillip Houk, fourth from right, celebrates with Jan Taylor,
Jim Marquardt, Gary Hildebrand, Darlene Marquardt and Katharine Hansen
as the Pendleton Toastmasters Club reaches its 75th anniversary
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