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ASTORIA TOASTMASTERS CLUB

by Harvey Schowe, DTM - Distrit 7 Historian

The Astoria Toastmasters club # 775 in Area became the first
1 was officially charted during the evening of woman District 7
April 1, 1950 at the Jacob John Astor Hotel, Governor.
Astoria, Oregon. Jim Casterline,
Metro West Division Governor speech
President’s Table Topics Contest
Bram Mizer, member of Tillamook
Toastmasters speech Judging Speech Contests.
Gurie O’Connor, Area 15 Governor and Area
15 Governor – Toastmaster of Meeting
Terry Nesmith, member of Seaside
Turnaround club – Table Topics
Tom Lane, member of Astoria Toastmasters
club – General Evaluation
Jan Shaffer, Member of Clatsop Co-Eds
Toastmasters club - Timer
Eileen Morgan, member of Clatsop Co Eds
Toastmasters club - Grammarian
Astoria Toastmasters club members
changed the name of their club to Coastal
Communicators. They celebrated their sixty
year anniversary on April 10, 2010 at the
Astoria Elliott Hotel with Gary Schmidt, Past
International President, as their guest speaker.
Club members participated in their first Coastal Communicators remains active as
Area 1 speech contest on Saturday at 6:30 pm Astoria Toastmasters Club.
March 10, 1951 at the Congress Hotel, Portland,
Oregon. Pat Casey and Ned Thorndyke were CHARTER PARTY PROGRAM
contest judges. Dave Head received the second Invocation: Dr. Blair Henningsgaard
place award for his speech titled Every Man His Toastmaster: Lloyd Burgess
Own Salesman. Charles Ross, Tillamook Club, Topics Master: Dr. George Thomas
was awarded first place. Club president Merrill Speaker: Bill Larson
Ginn was in attendance. Dr. Henry Duff served General Evaluator: Charles Dolph, Oregon
as the 1951 Club Deputy Governor. In 1956, A. Toastmasters Club
N. Thorndike became the first club member Address of Welcome: Don Nelson, Oregon
to serve an Area 1 Governor. Toastmasters Club and Past District
Hashim Shawa, DTM, became an Area 6 Governor
Governor in 1971. He moved on to Lt. Governor Installation of Officers: Leonard Lindas,
of Education and then District 7 Governor, District 7 Governor & Oregon City
1975-1976. This club held a joint meeting of Toastmasters member
Presentation of the Gavel: Evans Hamilton,
Area 15 Toastmasters clubs for speech contest Lieutenant Governor District 7
training September 1981. According to the Daily Presentation of Charter: Carl Hassenkamp,
Astorian newspaper the meeting program listed Director Toastmasters International & Past
the following: Governor
Maureen Casterline, District 7 Lieutenant Acceptance of the Charter: Merril Ginn,
Education Governor, spoke about speech President of Astoria Toastmasters Club
contest preparation. Maurine Casterline

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