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HIDDEN TREASURE

EARLY OREGON TOASTMASTERS - PART 8

by Harvey Schowe, DTM - District 7 Historian

Oscar Ingalls Hall, Jr., a Portland Toastmasters W. Tidball was elected
club #31 charter member, was born in Seattle, District Two governor.
Washington on July 15, 1901. His parents were Ingalls Hall, Jr., Portland, was one of the club
Oscar O. Hall, an Inspector for Seattle City S and representatives attending the meeting. Other
S Department, and Lula M. Dupee. attendees were James Hoy from Tacoma; Bruce
He attended schools in Seattle. At the Harris from Seattle No. Two; Ben W. Tidball
University of Washington he majored in from Olympia; Ed Heed from Seattle No. One,
engineering. He was a member of the Theta Xi and Raymond J. Huff, also from Seattle No.
fraternity in 1921 and 1922. In 1924, he worked One who was a Toastmasters International
as a junior engineer. In 1928, he was a building Officer. Ed Heed later became a Toastmasters
superintendent. International Vice President. After 1937, Ingalls
On October 26, 1926, Ingalls married and family moved back to Seattle, Washington.
Elizabeth Lucile Hogg. After April 1930, Ingalls Ingall’s involvement with Toastmasters in Seattle
and his family moved to Portland, Oregon for remains unknown.
a job at Oregon Bridge and Dredging where he After leaving Oregon Bridge and Dredging
served as general manager and vice president. he worked as a sales engineer for the Austin
Ingalls Hall joined Portland Toastmasters Company until 1942 when he worked as a
club #31 as a charter member in the fall of 1934. contractor. Ingalls moved up to a construction
During the San Diego Toastmasters Conference superintendent. Later he started the Hall-Atwater
on October 6, 1934, Toastmaster officials and Construction Company. In 1948, he worked as an
members approved establishing two Districts. engineer for the company. He served as president
District One encompassed California. District of an Engineers Club. He worked with his son,
Two included the Pacific Northwest. Johni at O I Hall Company General Contractors
A District Two organizational meeting was until his retirement. On October 28, 1967, Ingalls
held on May 31, 1935 in Tacoma where Ben Hall, Jr. died in Seattle, Washington.

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