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BURIED TREASURE

EARLY OREGON

TOASTMASTERS - PART 10

Harvey Schowe, DTM - District 7 Historian

Delbert B. Snider, a charter member of College alumni Bob
Portland Toastmasters Club #31, was born May Robinson and Lynn
2, 1906 in Scappoose, Columbia County, Oregon. Sabin, both Portland
His father, Lewis Snider, was a farmer. He Toastmasters Club

attended primary schools in Columbia County #31 charter members,
and Oregon Agricultural School, now Oregon participated in a dinner that honored. H.V.
State University, majoring in commerce with Hoyt, the new Dean of Commerce at Oregon
an emphasis in advertising. He participated in State College. During an advertising convention

social activities in college. He was satire editor of held in Portland on July 11, 1934, he gave a FEEDBACKERS
the 1927 Beaver Year Book, art staff for Orange presentation on direct mail advertising. The
Owl, Alpha Delta Sigma president, Alpha Kappa fall of 1934 he joined Portland Toastmasters
Psi vice president, Ad Club president, Associate Club #31. January 1935 he participated along

Editor Barometer, Senior Formal Decorations with other Toastmaster members in a Speaking
Chairman, and Art Club. After graduating in Bureau for traffic safety called Let’s Stop the WHERE CHAMPIONS ARE MADE
1928, Del started his career as a salesman for Killing. Del Snider was probably a Toastmaster
Ham-Johnson Agency, a Portland advertising member through 1936 but sometime after that

agency. year he discontinued his membership.
During the 1930’s Del Snider volunteered After 1971, Del retired as president of Taylor
in civic and professional activities. November and Company, a direct advertising agency,
1930, as a member of the Advertising Club of established in 1931. Prior to working for this

Portland, he participated in the Campaign for agency he worked for Ham Jackson Company.
Dimes that was designed to promote Oregon. After retiring he continued working as an
He was on the State alumni committee that advertising consultant while being involved in
promoted the Shriners Hospital for Crippled activities of the Portland Executive Association,

Children by holding a dance after a Washington Multnomah Athletic Club, and Chamber of
State and Oregon State football game. During Commerce. On July 17, 1975, Delbert suffered a
the same year, he and fellow Oregon State heart attack and died in Portland, Oregon.

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