NORTH DAKOTA—Seventeen members of the North Dakota Spokesman Club, along with their guests, met on June 26 in Washburn for a ladies gala. Meanwhile, over 800 miles away, 18 other spokesmen joined in via conference call at the Hereford House restaurant in Wichita, Kansas.

Although the Kansas club was only able to receive audio from the North Dakota club, spokesmen were still able to present table topics.

Kansas member Adam Garcia got nearly all of the guests on their feet with questions from “What is one word you would use to describe life without cell phones?” to “How will you remember the day that Brexit occurred?”

After refreshments in their respective locations, North Dakota toastmaster Gerry Frederick introduced five speakers.

Three of the speeches came from the North Dakota club. In Kansas, member John Ellis delivered a speech on the “Art of the Handshake,” and Kansas club president Roy Heath informed the clubs about Joseph Gayety, the inventor of toilet paper.

Local Elder John Krueger and his wife were visiting the Dakotas for the occasion. In his closing lecture, Mr. Krueger spoke about the course that the spokesmen sail and how to more effectively chart that course. He was then presented with a miniature sword letter opener to commemorate the theme of the club: The Fighting Sons of Zadok.

“Even though we had some technical difficulties up front, we overcame to have a great time together as family members,” Mr. Heath said. “Everyone truly enjoyed the day.”