Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-12


ssH. : Centre physician, recently
a1fended thc world famous Mardi
Gras IN New Orlcanz. The fol-
lasinE - his own account Of the
Efeal snectaclel
uaana The Mardi Gras. New Or.
lfHHa heeamcs an entirely differeni
CTS Almost overnight residents SliI
rf fhr rluak of everyday life anc
fakr - tho cap and bells of the
jester After the GAYS OF merry
makInz and festivities are over. New
ORLEANS slides naturally back ints
lls easF-eolug ways. confetti on the
streets the onlf souFeuier O! the
celebration
This scar thc festivities really be
San Monday although there was a
children parade Saturday. The
Sabbath aas quiet and devoid Of eX-
Cltfmenf Wc wandered over 10 the
Ffrueh quarters up ROYAL street
Tt seHmea Eood to get some exercise
after aaI lone siay on the train. A
EuIae former World var soldier
aerazHna a You are from tn.
north Sc. urcauze sea walk toe
fasf fm HufBofucrs Thcrcupon he
assumed leadership aanWtcd
Nra uat sec the old cloak Of
sI Valentine la0 wears old" H
ioa - e. 1llldne Whi-h he a.
euHea b. Ras thc oldest in the CITY
We listened while he ratified on
END faH g. Napoleons Cafe. bull
especially Tor Napoleon while he va
m s. Helena but be never ever
saH e Tins is the Cablldo where
the Louisiana Treaty was signed
Che eldest building IN The city
Bcgan In Earnest
Moldaf morning the Msrdi Gras
really began Flrst came the wesf
bank parade first on the river anG
then O. land King Ala " came
u9 The uTer with = dozen boats
amid shrieks of whistles and blares
of horns returned and landed at
"Aiglers on Opelousas street. the
king met his queen. and together
they proceeded 20 their official pal
ace where they ruled for the rest Of
the day.
A darkness came on. Proteus.
slipping away from his exactine
Master. Neptune 81 The deep. came
GA shore and iu merry mood and
siiiteflng garments role IN state al
me head Of a huge pageant. his
iong tram Of faithful. merry. follow
ers coming from Den Qulxote's land
living over again that doughty
knights Woes and davs Up and
ou0n st. Charles street they went
and then up Canal TO Rampart
street and up this 70 Auditorium
Nhtfe the great parade ended
Though The stars we're out TO greet
tne meff5makers. they we're COM
pietely outshone by the gltterinp
iiambeauK and red and blue lights
carried By the Negroes. along the
Way. All we're happy and merry
but Ceramics would have lsuqbeo
louoesi of them all. could he have
seen hs famous exploits relive,
again. A. the auditorium King Pro
teuA tn ghttering attire. with -
neilse train. received his roval
gracious queen and. IN stately man
ncr they marched together TO Their
tnfcne from which they supervise.
the dance Of their masked follow
crs
A dawn Tuesday. thc real Mard
0ras daF The city vas astir for the
day's activities. A. an carly hou.
the streets began filing with the
fqueradcra and frGHeker- II.
variety ol gatbs va beWildcring
Zach cne tried % have somcthins
new. somcthinE different The CAV
cty quickly became contagious. You
cannci II you would remain inscnsl-
bic 20 this complete abandon tr
pleasure. For The DAY YOU forge
everything and JON IN the merry
making
Al II O'Clock the Rex Parade
commenced. For al hour and 3
half. float after float came by our
stand. each one different from the
one proceeding Tt passed along the
same street as had Protcus the nigh.
before
MANY FaTades
an The afternoon there Wcrc many
parade in various parts Of The cilg
OF which the most spectacular on-
was that d The Zulu King IN green
grass skirt rabbit skin Fcst. huge
rings in ears and nose and with
coloring Of face. arms and lcgt he
looked ferOCiCus enough M hl. Eggp-