Efforts to reach a society member or a representative of its business arm, the Russell Trust Association, through a Yale spokesman were unsuccessful. On Tuesday, the society's secrecy remained intact. Bonesmen swear an oath of secrecy about the group and its strange rituals, which include initiation rites such as confessing sexual secrets and kissing a skull. Skull and Bones invites 15 Yale seniors to join each year. chief justice in 1874 and William Maxwell Evarts, who served as U.S. It contains the names and photographs of about 50 Bonesmen, including Taft, who became the 27th president of the United States Morrison Remick Waite, who became U.S. The skull is being sold with a black book, inscribed with Owen's name, the year 1872 and the numeral 322, a reference to the society's year of inception and to the death of the orator Demosthenes in 322 B.C. I think it will generate interest for people who are former Bonesmen, people who collect Americana, people who are interested in history.'

'It's an intriguing story tied to America, tied to Yale. 'I think it's a macabre artifact,' Margot Rosenberg, head of Christie's American decorative arts department, said Tuesday. John Kerry, businessman and diplomat Averell Harriman, publisher Henry Luce and author and commentator William F. Publicly known members, known as Bonesmen, include President William Howard Taft, both presidents Bush, Massachusetts Sen. Prior to that time, the group published an annual roster. It is also the rumored resting place of the bones of Geronimo, after being stolen by Prescott Bush, as well as the skulls of former president Martin Van Buren and Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Skull and Bones, an elite society founded in 1832, has closely guarded its members' names and its activities since the early 1970s. Known colloquially as the Tomb, the Skull and Bones Hall is a gothic, windowless building on High Street, just off campus, where the members can gather for meetings and events. The auction house said it also may have been displayed at the society's tomblike headquarters on Yale's campus in New Haven, Conn., during the late 1800s. Of YaleвЂ™s 41 secret societies, Bones is only the fifth richest, with $4,129,936 in assets in 2015, according to Business Insider.The skull is fitted with a hinged flap and is believed to have been used during voting at the famous society's meetings. BushвЂ™s father, supposedly broke into his grave during World War I and stole his skull and two bones. In 2009, GeronimoвЂ™s descendants charged the society with the theft of his remains. TheyвЂ™ve stolen the skulls of Martin Van Buren, Pancho Villa and Geronimo. Skull ThievesД«onesmen have a reputation for stealing from other Yale societies. He replied, вЂњNot much, because itвЂ™s a secret.вЂќ 5. Bush wrote in his autobiography, вЂњ senior year I joined Skull and Bones, a secret society so secret, I canвЂ™t say anything more.вЂќ A reporter once asked Kerry what it meant for two Bonesmen to run against each other for president. 19:14 Kaldari 512Г—420Г—8 (39158 bytes) The Skull and Bones tomb.

So did Secretary of State John Kerry, the younger BushвЂ™s opponent in the 2004 presidential election. Jones stood outside of the Skull and Bones tomb on High Street the meeting place for YaleвЂ™s oldest secret society and made unverified claims that the. They wouldnвЂ™t have to file corporate reports with the secretary of state, normally required. On Monday afternoon, prominent alt-right radio host Alex Jones visited Yale to create content for his website, a multimedia outlet known for spreading conspiracy theories. In 1943, the Connecticut Legislature passed an act granting a special exemption to the trustees. Russell in 1856 incorporated the Russell Trust as the business arm of the society. Alphonso Taft, founder of the political dynasty and father of President William Taft, co-founded Skull and Bones in 1832 with William Huntington Russell.

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