Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-11
MARDT GRAs.
GRAND
CARNIVAL
OF ME- M PHIS.
Mardl Gras, 1873, February 25th.

Proclamation and Rehash Of Te
Mighty Momus, King Of the
Carnival, who Speaks Thus :
To Hrs LOYAL sUBJEcrs OF THIS AND SUR
BOUNDING CoUNrRr:
By the powers IN US vested as Aomus, King
OF the Carnival, Prince OF Mischief, and the
feller with the Brass Collar on, we proclaim
@ardi Gras as a day OF Reveiry, Abandon,
Msrry-naking and Masking, and command
our adherents both far and near TO flock to our
standard, and join sin our mummeries.
We have decreed thst railroads shall issue
excursion tickets, and in accordance with our
mandate we announce the following:
Ro6nd trip tickets one and one-dfth regular
fare, for sale at ali stations Monday and Tues
day-gOed until Thursday CInciusive), Zth.
Steamboats, half-fsre.
We have ordered out the following societies
who will take part in our professions day and
night:
Mystic Knights OF Momus
The Memph.
Casino.
The Mendlessohn Quartette Club.
Bingo Club.
Memphis Club.
Chickasaw Club.
Byuder Bund
German Benevolent Society.
81. Andrews Society.
Memphis MRnnerchor.
Butchers Union.
Mechanics Institute.
Irish Literary Society.
typographical Union.
Emmett Guards.
Societa Union Fratelanza
societa Francais.
Hibernian Society.
Gruetii Veretn.
Turn Vereim.
BARRIERS Union.
Fire Department, and all the Loyal Subjects
OF our realm and OF all adjoining cities, who
are marshaling their hosts to Join our Army
of Pleasure.
We have made known our pleas
ure 10 His ExceIlency, President Grant, Cab
met and Suite, with quarters at Peabody Ro-
tel, and expect them, as well as Gov. John C.
Brown and the General Assembly OF the state
OF Tennessee, and all the Gignitaries OF the
United States, who have been invited Am
bassadors taking part In our festivities will be
assigned prominent positions in the pageant
by our Grand Marshal, to whom they are or
dered to report.
All our subjects are commanded to give all
visitors and strangers a right royal welcome.
Their enjoyment snail be our own especial
care.
All of places OF business, public and private,
will close at one o'clock PM, with the excep-
ton OF stationhouses, which will remain open
for the reception Of offenders who forget the
dignity OF our Festival, and Of whom no for
feits shall be taken day OF night.
Disseminating -four and throwing eggs are
sports which service on the chain-gang can
alone wipe out.
Vehicles, public or private, unless contain
ing maskers, must keep or the highways
through which our procession passes, from 2
until 10 o'clock pm.
Our fair ladyes and children are particular
ly commanded to take active part in the Rev.
els-immunity from offense being guaranteed.
Our trusty and doughty Chief Athy, and his
efficient Club, are especially charged with
this, and the order Of cur city.
Our Grand Procession, rivalling the tourna-
ment OF the Field of Cloth OF Gold. win start
at two o'clock pm, and traverse our prinei-
pal thoroughfares. In the evening at I o'clock
we have accorded our gracious privilege viii
review the Pageants OF our Mystic Knights Of
Momus and our great Krew Memph-who
promise to dazzle our royal eyes with the
splendor OF their offerings, rfvaiIing the Pal
inject days of Rome and Venice.
We have further ordained, in order that all
may attend our Carnival, to extend our courts
TO the Exposition Building, Memphis Club,
Assembly, and Cochran Halls, wsrsham and
Commercial Hotels, New Memphis Theater
and Greenlaw Opera House, where Grand and
Mask Balls will be held in our honor
Our loyal subjects viii Illuminate their DOM
iciIes and dwellings.
No weapons OF any kind, or clubs, will be
allowed in sny OF our courts, and our grand
Ministers and Ticket -grabbers viii satisfy
Themselves that he edict Is stristly enforced
And upon your lives and liberty are We
commanded to remember that our Feast ts no
shin-dig, In order that ye may 70 deport
yourselves that the fair dame and fairer dam
sells may attend, and that each succeeding an
niversary shall be hailed with Joy.
Done at our Court of Mirth,
Eecond day, second month, and second year
OF our reign.
MOAfUS,
Attest Rex CarnivalI.
Lubry Cuss, Duke Enterpris and Count de
Noses.
From above 1t will be seen that MardI Ora
promises 70 be the event OF the year.