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Major William Downie Chapter 1849 Birthplace and Cradle of Clamperdom Response on Grand Council January 31, 2010 - February 13, 2010 - February 22, 2010 - April 17, 2010 Updated! Downie Chapter Historical Archives Read about our Chapter's history that preceeds Carl Wheat! See examples of Clamper memorabilia, a working Stamp Mill, the blunder-busket, Sword of Justice, Adam Lee Moore, the 1st woman clamper and more... Humbug's Expounding Food For Thought Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemoller (14 January 1892 - 6 March 1984) was a German anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor. Niemoller was imprisoned in Sachsenhausen and Dachau concentration camps from 1937 to 1945. He narrowly escaped execution and survived imprisonment. He is best known as the author of this poem: First they came...
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a communist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me-- and there was no one left to speak out for me. Pastor Martin Niemoller Chapter Happenings 2010 The Major William Downie Chapter #1849 invite you to:
May 8th - Widder's Ball - IOOF Hall, Nevada City What a Fantastic Turnout! - Thanks to all - Satisfactory!! See our Pictures of the action June 18-20th - Spring Doins - Forest City Thanks to all the Brothers that made this a great doins!
August 27-29th - Fall Doins - Downieville
Lots of new members join the ranks November 13th - Candle Light Doins - Downievillepictures coming soon! Grandiose evening initiation Lots of folks don’t know what to make of the Clampers today, but Carl Wheat, one of the founders of the revived Order back in the thirties, put it well when he described E Clampus Vitus as "the comic strip on the page of California history"
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