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Frank Paulding & First Canadian

Toastmasters Club #38 (Part Six)

Harvey Schowe, DTM - District 7 Historian

Frank Paulding continued writing articles in Frank toured the Vancouver YMCA facility and

the Toastmasters International newsletter “The met the staff on July 6, 1932. Frank Paulding
Gavel.” In the April 1931 issue he wrote that attended an August 6, 1932 YMCA secretaries
women could become good public speakers. summer school at Whittier College. Toastmasters
Twenty members of the YMCA educational International organized a committee consisting

classes journeyed to Vancouver on Wednesday of Art Johnson of Pasadena, Paul Demaree of
evening to hear the debate on the subject Anaheim, Clark Chamberlain of San Diego,
“Resolved, the cost of education is not excessive,” and Jean Bordeaux of Long Beach to promote
staged between members of the New Westminster Toastmasters during YMCA summer school.

Club and the Vancouver “Y” Talks Club. The Paulding taught two fall public speaking
affirmative was taken by V. Lewis, W. Lambert, classes that included techniques and speech
and T. D. H. Hodgins; while D. J. McGuan, Frank practice along with personal coaching and
H. Trapp, and J. Paulding of New Westminster criticisms. On April 25, 1933, he established a

took the negative. The arguments adduced by the women’s public speaking class.
New Westminster debaters were judged to have Paulding joined the seven-year-old Speaker’s
carried the preponderance of weight and proof Club in 1933. Speakers Club organized with the
and decision was according given in their favor.” following slate of officers on October 4,1934.

We are interested in The Gavel’s discussion Toastmasters International issued an associate
of Ladies Public Speaking. We have a class charter for this club.
for the first time, who are taking the regular President W. T. Cook; Vice-President, Dr. A.
YMCA course of 16 lessons. The ladies are very M. Menzies; Secretary-Treasurer, G. Sharpe;

capable speakers already, and are enjoying the Leader, H. A. Beck with; Critic Frank Pauling.
experience, and two weeks ago staged a debate Paulding announced August 1935 that
on: “Resolved That Installment Buying is Toastmasters International will issue a charter
Beneficial to the Community.” Their material, for Victoria Toastmasters Club #38, the first

construction, and delivery would have brought Canadian Club. After organizing October 2,
credit to a men’s club. (No pun intended.) 1935, the club elected the following officers:
After twelve years as Westminster YMCA President, J. M. Hill, Secretary, J. O. Johnson,
general secretary, Frank Paulding was transferred and Membership Chairman G. G. Fraser Jr.. The

to the YMCA Vancouver, British Columbia as club met at 6:15 pm Wednesday evenings.
general secretary for his fund-raising skills.

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