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Hed, and Frank Fretwell, a former Seattle  found us at the YMCA Building, where we were
      No. 1 Toastmaster arrived in Victoria, British  joined by Mr. Hed and Mr. Fretwell in meeting
      Columbia on a steamer at 1:30 pm in the  the Toastmasters and their guests at dinner.”
      afternoon. A committee composed of Jim Benell,            “Mr. Paulding had explained to us that it was

      Frank Paulding, Herbert Butt, and James H.  his suggestion at the Whittier conference in 1930
      Hill; President of Victoria Toastmasters Club  that our organization be called Toastmasters
      greeted the Toastmasters delegation. They  International, because he felt at that time as he

      were driven to the Dominion and gave us our  does today, that the movement was destined to
      choice of entertainment for the afternoon. Mr.  become a power in all English-speaking countries
      Hed, suffering from a cold, stayed in bed. Mr.  and perhaps in others as well. He also explained
      Fretwell had personal business to attend to. But  one of the requirements for membership in

      your President accompanied Mr. Butt on a drive  Victoria Toastmasters is graduation from one
      along the shores of the Straits of Juan De Fuca  of his public speaking classes at the YMCA. As
      on some of the beautiful highways of Vancouver  the picture became clear, Mr. Hed and I realized
      Island. The drive came to a happy conclusion  that we were but children, carrying to adults, a

      at 5 o’clock, with tea at Mr. Butt’s home at Oak  message whose fundamentals they understood
      Bay, where Mrs. Butt welcomed us. At 7 o’clock  even better than we did.”



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