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“Let’s Stop the Killing”
safety campaign. The campaign goal
was promoting automobile traffic
safety. The Toastmaster speakers

addressed various clubs and organizations
in the Portland area.
Robert Chrisman left the club after

1937 because of a job promotion. He
moved to Beverley Hills, California. He
worked for Farmers Underwriters office
on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. He was
promoted to vice president of sales for Farmers

Insurance Group of Los Angeles.
He delivered speeches at insurance conferences
such as the one held in Medford, Oregon April

1943. He and his family moved to Playa de Rey
Santa Barbara, California. He raised orchids
and built a large green house for them. The Los
Angeles Times Sunday edition April 21, 1951 had
a full page article about his orchid garden. He

retired in 1957 continuing with his
gardening hobby. He was a member of
the Men’s Garden Club, American Orchid

Society, and Channel City Club. On June 22,
1965 he died and was buried at Goleta
Cemetery. The program of the Orchid
Society fifth conference was dedicated to Robert
Chrisman because he was instrumental in

bringing the 1966 conference to Long Beach,
California.

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