 mardi gras mardi gras ray fri 8192011 1053  biloxi mardi gras  the daily herald february 16 1968 p 17  time line 1880biloxi was nearly deserted on mardi gras day the camelia carried nearly seventyfive passengers to nola the pascagoula democratstar february 20 1880 p 3  1883 according to mayor ed glennan a mardi gras celebration was held in biloxi in 1883 1888 in february   harry  t howard   18561933 and lydia fairchild ruled carnival at nola the times picayune february 20 1966 p 117  1895 in february   frank  t howard   18551911 and genevieve cottraux ruled carnival at nola the times picayune february 20 1966 p 117  1900   1908 what is considered to be the first mardi gras celebration at biloxi occurred on march 3 1908 john carraway  18731931 king bienville i and blanche picard 18871930 his queen was the daughter of bernard picard 18531896 and sarah levy picard 18591927 bernard picard was born in alsace france mr picard came to biloxi circa 1889 and was the proprietor of picard s emporium a dry goods store located in the eistetter building on howard avenue at magnolia street he expired on may 23 1896 of stomach cancer at his 128 main street residence his corporal remains were interred at new orleans  the biloxi herald may 23 1896 p 8    blanche picard blanche picard 18871930 a native of new orleans graduated from biloxi high school in may 1904 and elizabeth college charlotte north carolina before she married solomon edward sollie levy 1882pre1930 sollie e levy was born at newborn alabama at biloxi on august 27 1908 in the presbyterian church rabbi mose bergman of new orleans performed their nuptials phil riser of demopolis alabama and florence picard sister of the bride were best man and maid of honor respectively in their wedding sollie e levy was a successful traveling salesman the couples was home was in or near st louis missouri  the biloxi herald august 14 1908 p 1 and august 27 1908 p  1 and harrison co mississippi mrb 21 p 38  philadelphia   john carrawayking bienville i john carraway 18731931 came to biloxi in 1893 he was born at jackson mississippi the son of john c carraway 18431901 and arcola carraway 18481933 both natives of the magnolia state in 1900 he and mae litel carroway 18781930 his spouse a native of albany wisconsin were domiciled on front street at biloxi where he made his livelihood as cashier for the bank of biloxi mr carraway matriculated to the university of mississippi at biloxi he was active in the elk odd fellow woodman of the world and masonic lodge first president of the byc his parents and tennie carraway moreland 18801905 his texan born cousin were also domiciled on front street at this time the daily herald p 51 and 1900 harrison county mississippi federal census t623 808 p 1a ed 31 and  the biloxi daily herald july 29 1907 p 2  john carroway was a candidate for beat one board of supervisors of harrison county in 1907  the biloxi daily herald july 29 1907 p 2  king bienville with blanche picard 18871930 as queen of biloxi s initial mardi gras in march 1908  1910   1912 jules d aquin  18771936 and ellen j joullian  m byron p lyons their c ourt king aurguis i ws mcintyre wj thomas wh hunt ph prieur john f eistetter and charles m lanius 1913 thomas k devitt and irma dukate  m daniel j gorenflo  1914 elbert l dukate  18811943 and noreta lopez  m rucks yerger jr  1915   ulysse s desporte  18611927 and katherine louise henley  m edward mccoll  1916 rp linfield and mamie lewis  m john francis  1917 mardi gras 1917 was celebrated on february 20 th and ruled over by george c quint  18861967 and mary chinn  18911958 who later married john f eistetter the theme of the sixfloat night parade was  centennial spirit to commemorate the mississippi statehood centennial 18171917   n salvadore navarro 18691953 designed and built the floats he blakeslee of the mississippi centennial commission in gulfport  the daily herald january 23 1917 p 1 and february 21 1917 p 1  in late 1917 with world war i raging in western europe the 1918 mardi gras was cancelled at new orleans mayor glennan was enamored with celebrating mardi gras at biloxi and called a meeting of the biloxi carnival association in late december 1917 to ascertain if the business community desired to have a mardi gras day fete  the daily herald december 29 1917  1918 william p kennedy  king arguis vii and blanche davis  m william e thompson queen ixolib vii ruled the biloxi mardi gras and elk s ball on february 11 1918 the daily herald february 11 1918 p 1 and february 12 1918 p 3  1919 ww i postponed 1920s   1920 john j kennedy  18751949 mayor of biloxi and augusta coulte r 18931980 ruled the biloxi mardi gras on february 17 th general john j black jack pershing 1921  and evelyn e desporte thompson 19041986 ruled the biloxi mardi gras on february 8th 1922 1923 1924 1925 dr albert brown russ and josephine folkes  m albert brown russ and thomas burns were king and queen of the biloxi mardi gras on february 24th 1926 louis braun and evelyn e desporte  m hollis calvin tommy thompson  1927 les masques held their fifth annual mardi gras ball at the biloxi elk s club on february 11th  miss amelia castanera  19052000 m general john a o keefe the daughter of captain frank b castanera 18701934 and amelia desporte 18801953 was the queen the daily herald february 12 1927 p 1  john wright apperso n and mildred eley  19021992 ruled on march 1 1927 mildred was the daughter of dr william w eley 18751944 and florence keahey 18741948 she married frank kennedy dr eley was a general medical practitioner and the family resided on west beach her siblings were clifton c eley 1905 and eugenia f eley 1910  1928 mark l miller and mercedes wilkes m william l parks  1929 antonio j catchot  18641954 of ocean springsand  pearl lee atkinson  m louis j gutierrez ruled the 1929 biloxi mardi gras antonio j catchot called captain tony was born on january 29 2864 at ocean springs mississippi to jose catchot 18231900 a native of minorca in the balearic islands off the eastern coast of spain and julia a smith 18231903 an 1847 immigrant from limerick ireland and the widow of john hays on october 1 1882 tony catchot joined the l n railroad aj catchot s engineering abilities were so impressive that in october 1894 he was sent to pensacola florida to assist in building the muscogee wharf the docks at commandancia and tarrangona street and a coaling station for us steel in 1900 the l n loaned him to the us navy to rebuild the docks at warrington florida he then went to the dry tortugas to construct wharves and a condensing plant catchot was also loaned to the gulf ship island railroad to erect the piers at gulfport in 1901 tony catchot returned to the l n railroad in 1902 and was promoted to superintendent of the bridge and building department of the new orleansmobile division in 1907 he remained as this prestigious post until 1943 aj catchot had bought the old louis darring property on the southeast corner of washington and desoto in 1897 he built a new structure here commencing in february 1897 it served as a saloon until it closed in april 1899 leaving george arndt s paragon saloon the only one in town catchot later rented the structure to various merchants through the years many honors and awards were bestowed upon captain catchot he was a board member of the farmers and merchants state bank in 1915 and elected president of the bank in september 1925 in may 1925 catchot formed the superior oil company of ocean springs with jj kennedy and fb royster the purpose of this 15000 capitalized company was to market gasoline and oil in the area tony catchot was elected president of the l n veterans club for the new orleans mobile division in the late 1920s in 1929 he reigned as king d iberville of the coast mardi gras association catchot was a charter member of the ocean springs fire company no 1 joining in 1880 and serving as its fire chief for nearly sixty years antonio john catchot retired from the l n on january 1 1947 after sixtyfour years of loyal and meritorious service to that organization he died on august 11 1954 at handsboro mississippi catchot s remains were interred at the evergreen cemetery on fort bayou  1930s 1930 walter e white and martha r guice  m william m harrison  1931 jw milner and ella e edmonds  m irwin m cowie jr  1932 hermes gautier  18941969 and virginia theobald  19091995 m john lockett  1933 bidwell adams and marjorie dukate leslie b grant and vera bond ruled the les masques mardi gras ball  the daily herald february 15 1933 p 2 with photos  1934 john t mcdonald  of bay st louis and evelyn ramsay   of ocean springs ruled the mardi gras at biloxi on february 13th with the theme seven cities by the sea the daily herald february 14 1934 p 1  biloxi s negro community with king zulu and his hula warriors indians and voodoo witch doctor paraded through biloxi s central business district on mardi gras eve king zulu ruled at the mardi gras ball held at the suburban gardens on main street after the parade had ended  the daily herald february 14 1934 p 5    fifty children residing in the possum neck neighborhood  claiborne street dorries street and pearl street  east biloxi  and sponsored by hr richmond  held a junior carnival parade in their neighborhood  the four floats were designed by the children with rene alford and kathryn hecht as rulers of possum neck   the daily herald february 15 1934 p 2      1935 clark c griffith  and katherine weeks 1936 the billikens a carnival club of seventyfive maids and matrons was organized at biloxi on january 3 1936 the initial officers were myrtis b whetstone cline captain eleanor g youska baker secretary annie lang strayham treasurer avis linnelle welch vignes ada moore and mrs john gryder board members the billikens held their first masked dance on february 7 1936  the daily herald january 7 1936 p 2    john a swanzy  and  thelma josephine gorenflo  m lewis edward curtis jr  1937 no celebration1946 1938 dixie hollis and catherine demiller  1st junior carnival  homer redford richmond and jb richmond will enter four floats in the junior carnival parade on mardi gras day  every year the children in their neighborhood have held a juvenile parade this year they will form a part of the coast wide mardi gras parade on mardi gras day the daily herald february 24 1938 p 2  1939 john e dunnavant  and  betty grayson  2nd junior carnival on february 29th 1940s   1940 mardi gras on february 6th clare joachim and forrest m runnels ruled the billikens ball  the daily herald february 8 1941 p 7  1941 miss martha burnett and carl winecoff ruled the billikins ball  the daily herald february 8 1941 p 7  miss laurie wilkes and alf dantzler ruled at the 19th les masques ball  the daily herald february 15 1941 p 2  mrs fs eastland and captain dewey reagan ruled the mithras ball  the daily herald february 15 1941 p 2  alonzo parker   king roxie  and  alice wells   queen isabella   led eight floats with colored riders through biloxi s downtown from main and division streets celebrating mardi gras  the black participants also rode horses cars and bicycles  biloxi s white community did not parade in 1941  the daily herald february 23 1941 p 6 february 24 1941 p 3 and february 25 1941 p 1  our mother of sorrows catholic colored school held a carnival parade on february 23rd nine floats carried children dressed in appropriate costumes representing uncle sam and miss columbia kights and ladies indians and miss our mother of sorrows of 1941  the sisters of the blessed sacrament who teach at the school planned and worked diligently to produce the parade an orchestra riders on gayly colored bicycles led the celebrants the daily herald february 24 1941 p 3  1942 wwii no celebration   1943 wwii  no celebration  mardi grad on march 9th  1944 wwii  no celebration  mardi gras on february 22nd  1945 wwii  no celebration  mardi grad on february 13th  1946 james love  king d iberville and jane dukate matthes  m joseph edward owen 19202010 mardi gras held on on march 5th  king zulu arrived aboard the 40foot yacht  metrus  at the community house pier the daily herald march 6 1946 p1  1947 jesse smith king d iberville and natalie thiac mardi gras on february 18th  1948 mardi gras day was observed on february 10th with queen esther coulson  daughter of mrs mattie coulson and king d iberville leon hall  spouse of mercedes williams ruling the festivities the daily herald february 6 1948 february 11 1948 p 1  1949 howard mcdonnell   19091992 biloxi attorney and politician and  mary rose venus  tacon 19271992  ruled the biloxi mardi gras celebration  on march 1st   clinton bolton  19441997 king arguis and  gayden fritz  purcell    queen tevalliac  were monarchs  of the  children s mardi gras festivities  the daily herald march 2 1949 p 1  1950s 1950 harry johnson schmidt  md 19051997 and ella mae barq on february 21st  1951korean war  no celebration   1952korean war  no celebration   1953 edward barq jr  19211971 and bessie marie corso  m on february 17th  1954 dr joseph luka kuljis  1909 and sarah roberts tremmel  m marion daniel pitalo ruled the biloxi mardi gras on march 2nd the daily herald march 2 1954 p 1  1955 february 22nd  1956 february 14th  1957 roy peter bellande  18951964 and carolyn mckellar bolton  the daughter of dr eldon langston bolton 19131990 and carolyn howard mckellar 19131996 ruled mardi gras on march 5th the daily herald march 1957  1958 february 18th  1959 february 10th  1960s 1960 merle f palmer  19191990 and elizabeth liz ann corso  daughter of frank p corso and pearl harvey ruled mardi gras on march 1st she married john schappert joachim jr on november 26 1960 mrb 118 p 43  1961 february 14th  1962 march 6th  1963 edward w woody blossman  19131990 and alice calmes talbott ruled mardi gras on february 26th woody blossman was elected president of the gulf coast carnival association for 1964  the daily herald january 3 1964 p 1    1964 february 11th  1965 queen ixolib linda dorothy ingrassia   b 1943 m john calvin mozingo ii of gulfport and a senior at ole miss and  king d iberville tm dorsett  b 1915 native of texas city texas and manager of construction and marina at broadwater beach hotel ruled the mardi gras on march 2nd the daily herald march 2 1965 p 1 and march 3 1965 p 1  biloxi mardi gras medallions planned to be cast designed by the daily herald decmebr 12 1965 p 27  1966 jo ellen kalif james e alexander  md and jo ellen kalif  ruled mardi gras on february 22nd  the ocean springs news february 24 1966 p 1  1967 february 7th 1968 donald w cumbest   king d iberville queen ixolib sandra hatten  later mrs william charles hartwell jr of gulfport and donald w cumbest  19251995 pascagoula attorney city judge and 19th jd districy attorney ruled the mardi gras in biloxi on february 27th the daily herald february 27 1968 p 1  1969 february 18th 1970s 1970 february 10th 1971 february 23rd 1972 february 15th 1973 march 6th 1974   john r blossman 19432009  john r blossman  19432009 king d iberville and laurie james turnbough  queen ixolib ruled the gulf coast carnival association mardi gras at biloxi on february 26 1974 the theme was the 250 anniversary of the biloxi bay colony the ocean springs record february 28 1974 p 1  1975 february 11th 1976 march 2nd 1977 february 22nd 1978 jack thompson  son of hollis c tommy thompson and evelyn desporte thompson 19041986 queen ixolib of 1915 mardi grad day february 7th  1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 february 7th 1990  1990february 27th 1991 queen ixolib donna michelle haynes of gulfport and king d iberville joseph c wink jr  of diamondhead ruled the gcca mardi gras on february 12th the sun herald february 10 1991 p e1  1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003   2004 2005 2006 2007   2008 mardi grad on february 5th 2009 mardi gras on february 24th  2010s mardi gras on february 16th 2011 mardi gras on march 8th 2012 christina ann carter  and  mark donlon mavar  ruled as  queen ixolib  and  king d iberville  on february 21st as  the gulf coast carnival association celebrated mardi gras in biloxi  the sun herald february 19 2012 p f1    king ibervillejames wetzell 2013 mardi gras was on februay 12th  2014 mardi gras on march 4th  2015 mardi gras on february 17th  2016 mardi gras on february 9th  2017   2018   2019 mardi gras on march 5th  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  journals 1890s the biloxi herald   death of bernard picard   may 23 1896 the daily biloxi herald      the biloxi daily herald      1900s the biloxi daily herald   among the candidates   july 29 1907 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi mardi gras now a certainty   february 29 1908 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi first carnival a success beyond expectations   march 4 1908 the biloxi daily herald   story of the big parade   march 4 1908 the daily picayune   mardi gras at biloxi   march 4 1908 the biloxi daily herald   city news   august 14 1908 the biloxi daily herald   levypicard   august 27 1908 1910s the daily herald   chiapella gets title from king   february 21 1912 the daily herald   most auspicious mardi gras in biloxi s history today   february 16 1915 the daily herald     february 17 1915 the daily herald   carnival plans start last night   january 13 1917 the daily herald   blakeslee assure carnival success   january 23 1917 the daily herald   spectacular scenes mark the close of gulf coast s greatest carnival   february 21 1917 the daily herald   mccollhenley   february 11 1918 the daily herald   king and queen of mardi gras to come to biloxi shores   february 11 1918 the daily herald   elk s ball is splendid   february 12 1918 the daily herald   rapid rise of former biloxian   september 24 1918 1920s the daily herald   thousands view spectacle of biloxi s mardi gras   february 25 1925 the daily herald   fifth annual masques ball  les masques  scene of exotic brilliance   february 12 1927 the daily herald   ocean springs first to enter mardi gras   december 20 1927 the daily herald   king d iberville nears capital city   february 1 1929 1930s the daily herald   history of biloxi mardi gras observance given   february 17 1931 the daily herald   carraway funeral   august 19 1931 the daily herald   carraway funeral   august 21 1931 the daily herald   john carraway buried   august 24 1931 the daily herald   iberville in biloxi for annual visit guns boom welcome   february 9 1932 the daily herald   king and queens of past years   february 9 1932 the daily herald   reign as king  leslie b grant  and queen  vera bond  of les masques at biloxi   february 15 1933 the daily herald   biloxi enjoys festivities   february 14 1934 the daily herald   will announce queen tonight   february 13 1934 the daily herald   zulu celebration held in biloxi   february 14 1934 the daily herald   junior carnival  possum neck neighborhood  parade   february 15 1934  the daily herald   mardi gras tours   february 15 1934  the daily herald   reign as king and queen of carnival ball at biloxi  photo     february 16 1934 the daily herald   new carnival organization   january 7 1936 the daily herald   miss   josephine  gorenflo queen   february 26 1936 the daily herald   four more floats in biloxi parade    february 24 1938 1940s the daily herald   martha burnett and carl winecoff rule billikins   february 8 1941 the daily herald   miss  laurie  wilkes and alf dantzler rule  les masques february 15 1941 the daily herald   captain dewey reagan and mrs fs eastland rule ball  mithras     february 22 1941 the daily herald   colored carnival parade at biloxi   february 23 1941 the daily herald   colored carnival parade is planned   february 24 1941 the daily herald   kiddies frolic for mardi gras at biloxi   february 25 1941  the daily herald   king d iberville arrives tuesday on barq yacht   february 6 1948 the daily herald   miss matthes carl winecoff mithras rulers   february 7 1948 the daily herald   observed carnival at biloxi   february 11 1948 the daily herald   mcdonnell miss venus rule at biloxi   march 2 1949  1950 the daily herald      the daily herald   elect ed barq jr president biloxi carnival group   march 27 1953 the daily herald   king d iberville queen ixolib rule biloxi fete   march 2 1954  1960 the daily herald   blossman head coast carnival organization   january 3 1964 the daily herald   reveal mysteries of coast mardi gras   march 1 1965 the daily herald   1965 king d iberville is dorsett   march 2 1965 the daily herald   queen is miss linda ingrassi   march 2 1965 the daily herald   tm dorsett miss ingrassi rule mardi gras   march 2 1965 the daily herald   carnival is climaxed with biloxi parade   march 3 1965 the daily herald   biloxi medals for mardi gras are being cast   december 12 1965 the daily herald   1927 queen ixolib now resides in long beach   february 3 1966 the timespicayune   the roll of rex   february 20 1966 the daily herald   biloxi carnival clubs look ahead to new themes for 1967 tableaux   february 21 1966 the daily herald   dr alexander is d iberville miss kalif is ixolib   february 22 1966  1970 the daily herald   thompson family reigns again in biloxi   february 6 1978 the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      1980   1990   2000   2010   the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald   mark mavar is king diberville   february 19 2012 p f1 the sun herald      royalty jules d aquin 18771936 and ellen j joullian m byron p lyons the court king aurguis i ws mcintyre wj thomas wh hunt ph prieur john f eistetter and charles m lanius 3151 views  