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2019
2023
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2018
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2022
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2016
Maids of Mirth
One of Mobile's first two women's parading groups, the Maids of Mirth, first paraded in 1950, just days after the Order of Polka Dots broke the gender barrier. Members of the Maids, however, are quick to point out that their organization incorporated first.
Catherine Cook Haas was called "the guiding hand" of the MOM by Mardi Gras historian Emily Staples Hearin. The name of the group, as the story goes, was chosen from a list of suggestions created by the Dominoes, another ladies' organization.
MOM paraded this year on February 11 at 6:30 p.m. for the fourth year on Route G. The new route begins and ends at the Infant Mystics new den, Cotton Hall, because the MOMs held their ball at the nearby Crown Hall.
The theme was You're Invited. The parade included nine floats by Rhonda Odom McCullough. Costumes were by Seams to Be.
To see the Mask's exclusive photo album of the 2023 Maids of Mirth parade, place your cursor on the image below and click on the arrows.
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2017
To see the Mask's exclusive HD video of the 2020 Maids of Mirth parade, click HERE.
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To see the Mask's exclusive HD video of the 2022 Maids of Mirth parade, click HERE.
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