20-30 international was founded in sacramento, ca in the fall of 1922. paul w. claiborne was just twenty years of age when he conceived the idea of forming a service club whose members would consist of young men. together with earl b. casey, alfred b. franke, charles g. mcbride and marshall a. page, he went with his idea to mitch nathan, the president of the sacramento chamber of commerce. nathan approved of his plan and appointed a committee to foster the formation of a club whose activities would aid the growth and advancement of young men. this committee consisted of f.a.s. "sandy" foale, chairman; charles hansen, clinton harbor, joseph quire and mrs. alva archer. a meeting was held in the chamber of commerce building on tuesday, december 12, 1922, with judge peter j. shields as the speaker. it was decided to proceed with the organization work immediately. upon the suggestion of sandy foale, the name 20-30 was adopted.