NY Times E Clampus Vitus Article

Sid Blumner, XSNGH, photo above, at left, was quoted in article.

Much as I am not fond of the New York Times, there is a good article on the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus. I have been a member since 1984 and two years ago, the Los Angeles Chapter, Platrix No. 2, partnered up with the Godzilla Society of North America to erect a plaque commemorating the studio where Raymond Burr's scenes for Godzilla, King of the Monsters! were filmed.

Here's a quote from the article:

Whether a historical drinking society or a drinking historical society, the Clampers claim tens of thousands of members in 40 chapters across seven Western states, though nowhere are the group’s strange ways more alive than in California, where members are said to have included Ronald Reagan; John Huston, the film director; and Herb Caen, the famous San Franciscan master of the three-dot journal. Some Clamper membership claims, of course, can be suspect. It is true, however, that many noted historians have been members, as is the current director of the State Office of Historic Preservation.

To read the article, go here.