S&B and Elihu

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Skull and Bones ties have been suspected since its founding in 1903 to the Elihu Group. It is said that Bones founded Elihu and actually holds many of its meetings inside the walls of Elihu. The open door policy is simply a front for what occurs below ground. Some of the same families are known to have founded and belonged to both societies. Notice the Taft family connection. Alfonso Taft founded Skull and Bones and his grandson (Walbridge Smith Taft) and great grandson (Seth Chase Taft) both belonged to Elihu. More significantly, however, is the presence of Henry Waters Taft on the membership rolls of both Skull and Bones and Elihu. As you may know, Henry Waters Taft was the son of Skull and Bones founder, Alfonso Taft. Here are some of the more well known families obtained from the official Elihu Club roster:

Adams
Allen
Ammidon
Bass
Bentley
Biggs
Bingham
Bush
Buckley
Bull
Burke
Cooper
Cowles
Emerson
Forstmann
Gile
Goodrich
Goodyear
Lieberman
Pillsbury
Sawyer
Schiff
Schwab
Stevens
Stewart
Stillman
Taft (seven members, including Henry Waters Taft, Walbridge Smith Taft,
and Seth C. Taft.)
Thomas Anthony Thacher 1908
James F. Thacher 1945
Templeton
Todd
Townsend
Truesdale
Tuttle
Tweedy
Waddell
Walker
Weyerhauser