Illinois Wesleyan University graduate Ralph Smedley held the first Toastmasters meeting in 1905 at the YMCA in downtown Bloomington. The club officially formed Oct. 22, 1924 in California.
The English-Speaking Union Sandhills Branch welcomes David Nordloh to speak at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Country Club of North Carolina. His presentation on Mark Twain is ...