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Show Gannus Crie-- Continued from page 1 and so she must 90133 from a family who . Page 3 The Mardi r each. , p J vs De3 The King Rexs Gras celebration is a great float isRatit dfe'edrated in crimson- and - gold day for the ctizens and financial Hew Orleans :k;us high and the king is ..dressof standi rg in'the society. ; ed in whi to. Th jquben3 they do their best is The- king 'is chosen' ..robe is .make it a wonderful-evente and white all ' .o n his pa pul-aI ty , fic o ver ed wi th j ewel 3 . nancial: standing, and Ho them is- - carr i e d .if he is a resident of , out fcr th e f 1 o at s and Continued from page 1 the city. The king may' no particular theme Bisic Clubs, he would be either .1 .single or e have had our glee club th created for is married .hut most of do it, had we been a Hard gras celebration; tne . ki ngs have 'been mixed group Since we The ki ng s dinner married. .An associahave only women s held at one of thp is he asked us to tion. is. .appointed to ' most elaborate eating voices, number that had do r.oariy.out the function places in Hew Orleans o f the 'Hard 1 gras and honorable and afterwards everyreceived' ' votes this ..association one goes to ore of the mention. Therefore , on .for- the king. His a winter night in JanRexs Ball lasts balls. es are paid by until- 12:00 A.II. and uary, the glee club, s tni association. . then1 his ccuitgces to with tie aid. of ICennly ; ; :The main parades. Vhitelock as tenor Corns s Ball; on are held Ilardi grabs' :,I thes soloist goes on through presented, are ''' called f)ay and.'th' Vi 11 Give Thanks :,to night. .Rex. and Corns ; Rex a : group of members ...The food served of the cfth3 lit ah Pe (Tert iisn c elyjbratin Jiejj3jtheJving duriig-this s Mardi- gras.' Cornu is s . Dr.-food. 'of 'Hub i'crC-luCreole a .king under the rank Teutsch was honored Them am little stands two of Rex, These kin gs with a cash award and streets the all along hold their balls' that the glee club received popcorn balls, selling an .arousing applause hot-donight.' dolls,andscuveniers, The kings aid queeris for a job well done. so on, tho are only ones that They are now planning 3hthe Hegio section mask at the balls and. for several- other enITew Orleans of, they unat the ball they gagements. as well a3 cary. on their own celmask and. rtheir iden -their- Raster music. . King Sulu ebration . Ha known sks a wonde. t is really their king and he Its and costumes "are not .. is rful organization and the biggest, blacka necessity but most1 is members ha ye such can est negro they wear of the citizens wonderful times. If find , He is covered-fromasks and costumes to you enjoy singing his head to his . out the tradi- carry. join them. feet with grease and tion-- . They dress from in oil and is dressed He hula-gi- rl 'to a bubble leopard skins. dancer, from adevel SudCX r hi ou.3C comes in a flatboa t' It clown. toaCanal downa canal and step.s-.Street is onto Rampart Street C '4'PtV'io 51 the "main street in Hew where is his queen .. Orleans and the Rex- ts po rt waiting .for him. At ahd Cornu s parades are the arrival of the ' maneuvered down this fes.ti- the Kegro king This': street is . vities begin. The white street. gayly decorated, with people seldom visit the Ilardi gras colors ID the negro festivities , green and ..and..the negroes very .of purple, The parades" seldom visit' the white' yellow . two hour: j last for peoples celebration. - : - - -- . ; f , . ' . .. : ; . ex-p- nb - . - . " . " -- -- b - s-mostly ; . gs - . - i'-t-y . its ; -- ; ' U. . v- -- , ' |