Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
GRAND
CAR RNIvAL
OF Me- M PHIS.
Mardi Gras, 1873, February 25th.
Proclamation and RehaSh OfKe
Mighty 1Omus, King of the
Carnival, who Speaks Thus

Proclamation and RehaSh OF Ne
Mighty MOmus, King of the
Carnival, who Speaks Thus
To HIS LOYAL SUBJECTS OF THIS AND SUR
BOUNDING COUNTRY:
| By the powers in US vested as Momus, King
Of the Carnival, Prince OF Mischief, and the
I teller with tne Brass Collar on, We proclaim
Mardi Gras as a day OF Revelry, Abandon,
| Merry making and Masking, and command
| our adherents both far and near 70 iOck 70 our
Standard and join usin our mummeries.
| We have decreed that railroads shall issue
excursion tickets, and in accordance with our
mandate We announce the following:
Round trip tickets one and one-hfth regular
fare, for sale at al stations Monday and Tues
day-good until Thursday dncIusiye), nth.
| Steamboats, halE-fare.
| We have ordered out the following societies,
who viii take part in our professions day and
night:
| Mystic knights Of Momus.
| The Memph.
! Casino.
The Mendlessohn Quartette Club.
| Bingo Club.
Memphis Club.
Chiekasaw Club.
Bruder Bund.
German Benevolent Society.
/ st. Andrews Society.
Memphis Mannerchor.
Butchers Union.
Mechanics Institute.
Irish Literary Society.
/ typographical Union.
/ Emmett Guards.
| SOcieta Union Fratelanza
| Societa Francais.
/ Eibernian Society.
Gruetli verein.
| Turn Vereim.
! BARRIERS Union.
Fire Department, and all the Loyal Subjects
Of our Iealm and of all adjoining cities, who
! are marshalng their hosts to join our Army
| OF Pleasure.
/ We have made known our pleas
ure to His E1ceuency, President Grant, Cab
| met and suite, with quarters at Peabody Ho-
/ tel, and expect them, as well as Gov. John c.
Brown and the General Assembly of the State
Of Tennessee, and all the dignitaries 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 shall be our own especial
care.
1 All ofplaces OF business, public and private,
/ will close at one O'Clock pm, with the excep-
/ tim Of statiOnhOuses,w which will remain open
| for the reception OF offenders VINO forget the
I dignity of our Festival, and Of whom no for.
/ feit5 shall be taken day or night.
Disseminating -four and throwing eggs are
| sports which service on the chain-ga1g can
/ alone wipe out.
! Vehicles, public or private, unless contain
| ing maskers, must keep OF the highways
through which our procession passes, from ?
until 10 o'clock pm.
/ Our fair ladyes and children are particular
| ly commanded to take active part in the Rev
| els-immunity from Ofense being guaranteed.
Our trusty and doughty Chief Athy, and his
| efficient Club, are especially charged with
/ this, and the order of our city.
I Our Grand Procession, rivallIng the tourna-
ment Of the Field OF Cloth OF Gold, will start
at two O'Clock pm, and traverse our princi-
/ pal thOrOughfares. In the evening at O'Clock
we have accorded our gracious privilege; will
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, rivalIing 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 will illuminate their DOM
iciles and dwellings.
No weapons Of any kind, or clubs, will be
allowed in any of our courts, and our grand
Ministers and Ticket -grabbers will satisfy
themselves that he edict is strictly enforced.
And upon your lives and liberty are ye
commanded 10 remember that our Feast is no
shin-dig, in order that ye may 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,
Second day, second month, and second year
Of our reign.
MONUS,
Attest Rex Carnivali.
Lubry Cuss, Duke Enterpris and Count de
Noses.
From above it viii be seen that Mardi era
promises TO be the event of the year.