European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Doily Magazine Eido society charging into the past by Peter Shaw United press International he eccentric Eldon league alms at nothing less than the abolition of the 20th Forward into the urges its progressive reactionary fac backwards into the demands its regressive reactionary the Eldon like the Early 19th Century lord Chancellor who inspired opposes All we believe in the Feudal said grand Imperi Al prior Neil we think it kept the people Hap the Eldon league and the world of Eldonia in which it nourishes Are the creation of Law student Neil who launched it As an eating and drinking with a fair measure of spoofing mixed while a Cambridge undergraduate in we believe in civilized weve done our beet to pot us Dock Hamilton said Over a plate of stewed Rabbit la London Middle Temple where reactionary and Nave supped and debated since Tudor we want to abolish the 20th particularly the internal combustion engine and league members travel on foot or by horse drawn Carriage whenever we Are sometimes forced to Compromise by using Hamilton the 18th Century was the Summit of the advantage of living in the past is the abolition of Uncer which is the catalyst of change and John the first Earl of Eldon was Britain longest serving and most backward thinking lord the head of the he opposed Reform of the penal code and All other change in 26 years As lord High except trial by which he abolished in Hamilton the league is not in favor of any but then no body perfect when i was Eldon political Creed struck a chord a t was visited in a dream by his spirit and from that Day we never looked pm merely the vehicle for transmission of Eldon thoughts surviving in the Modem age the Corporal embodiment of his incorporeal what sets the Eldon league apart from Britain of other eccentric a naps Are us Public cd there is traditional Spring Dud with Champagne corks in London and annual Jinx at Ascot and Henley do find mind for Emon lans detest All things which Are commuters on platform 4 of the Railroad station were recently startled by the shattering of Champagne glasses hurled to the floor in True russian i Hamilton and about 20 other Eldon ans and friends had gathered to remember the time Czar Nicholas ii break fasted at the station Buffet there after he arrived on the train from Balmoral by years they wore morning dress and top hats and quaffed Louis Roederer which Nicholas always r drank at they ate pears in White wine and mushrooms on the czars favorite morning the last russian Czar is an Eldon league hero because wont to abolish the 20th particularly the internal combustion engine and carry backward of his family motto orthodoxy and National Eldon ans have adopted it As one of their the annual Champagne Dud is with Well shaken the goal is to take off the adversary top hat with the each protagonist represents a differing View on a subject of current National or Eldon an Lite win Ner s View is adopted As Eldon an policy and the in spilled contents of the weapons quickly along with plenty of fresh people Are far too miserable in the world Hamilton we try to keep our sense of Hamilton has redrawn the map of the world on the Al donian Flat and Back to and named it it is subdivided into four great each of which is under the titular jurisdiction of one of the four Imperial grand officers of the the Eldon ans await a unanimous invitation by the people of the world for Good Hamilton said Between sips of a Vintage Ruby port people generally like to fed Tybon Tinati we Are jadge4 by All who dont agree with then we fed my percent to humanity is Lunatic Hamilton is cagey about the number of Eldon ans or perhaps 30 but if they held they like to the present House of commons and All life except for the tense a Hifai approximates to the Eldon an restore the Feudal system which was the first form of social Hatt Trade because it is the catalyst of passports As the Duke of Wellington said in expressing his dislike for they enable people to move restore the Gold january 1978 we Are great supporters of the the Queen and the Hamilton an extremely rigid class system should be greatly beneficial to human Socie it is the Only system guaranteed to bring Good govern we aim to show How inhuman democracy can so far As it is the mock serious Side of the Eldon the truly serious Side is the Good drink and merriment the Eldon ans enjoy at their 30 or so gatherings membership is granted by whim and Ham Ilton members must have disdain for All things care nothing for detest All things which Are they must also exhibit All the characteristics of the or even Century Eldon ans socialize in frock carry Gold tipped Dine in White although officially they politely tolerate a few the league is Star tuned la hang sooth Africa and it has Diplo Matic with the rep blk of an Island near Tau visible Only at Tew and contacts with monarchist Orgaz allows in Italy and As Well As with emigre from Iron in Rabi each september Eldon ans join the Charles James Fox society in laying a Wreath on Fox statue in Lon dons Bloomsbury Fox was an uth Century extreme Radical who gambled away a Worth about 170 million before he was one of the Eldon leagues favorite pinprick in history went almost Imoh ced on july us the league sent letter to the ambassador in London inviting America to rejoin the United kingdom and promising to forgive and forget we then retook the embassy for the Hamilton very heavy rain at the time prevented Large numbers of people seeing that historic Well carry on the stars and stripes Page 9
