The 97th Annual Pageant and Ball
Our History
After his time in Tampa, FL, he then moved to Jacksonville. In 1923 he was involved in convincing the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce to start a Mardi Gras style celebration called the April Follies. Adopting a slogan of “Be Yourself”, Jacksonville did so in grand style, as thousands crowded the downtown area for the longest parade in history. One of the many private social organizations involved was the “Jesters”, a group of gentlemen whose membership was limited to 53, representing a deck of cards plus the “joker”. (Naturally, George Hardee was a charter member and later became the 6th Revellers King). After taking part in the opening day parade, the group assembled at the Armory for the Coronation Ball, the theme being “A Deck of Cards”.
During the following year the organization was renamed “Ye Mystic Revellers” because another local group was also known as the Jesters. After the bubble of the Florida Boom burst, the April follies were abandoned. However, Ye Mystic Revellers continued, expanding its membership and adopting a Friday before Ash Wednesday as the date for the annual Coronation Ball. Ye Mystic Revellers continues this storied tradition to this day serving as Jacksonville’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration, where we encourage everyone to just “Soyez vous-meme” or “Be yourself”.

Past Captains
H.L. Covington, Jr.*
W.M. Mccrory*
Dr. Lynwood Evans*
P.H. Gaskins*
Frederick S. Cates*
James B. Waters*
Alexander Mitchell*
Robert S. Towers*
William H. Jeter*
Albion W. Knight*
James A. Yates*
Cyril C. Copp*
James C. Merrill*
John Marshall*
William B. Bond*
J. Taliaferro Lane*
Charles A. Luckie*
H. Richards James*
James A. Watson*
George Yocum, Jr. *
Dr. L.W. Holloway*
Frank M. King*
Sherman P. Hammatt*
Stuart H. Richeson*
R. Kirvin Slade*
Coakley Taylor*
Malachi Haughton, III*
William E. Arnold, Jr. *
Frank L. Watson*
R. Eugene Orr*
James C Merrill, Jr. *
H. Thomas Rodgers, Jr. *
Walter B. Hawkins*
John A. Gilliland*
W. Delavan Baldwin*
Wayne K. Ramsey*
Judson B. Yerkes, III*
George J. Ellis*
Quinn R. Barton, Jr.
John H. Rogers
Harry G. Kincaid*
Camp Mason*
A. Lee Powell*
W. M. Mason, Jr.*
Harry F. Fromme*
Paisley Boney, III*
J. Jerry Slade
J. Ellis Crosby, Jr.*
James H. Taylor*
Lewis S. Lee
John W. Simmons*
A. Palmer Knight
Tyler Potterfield
Robert B. Van Cleve*
Tom S. Lobrano, III
Richard M. Hart, Jr.*
W. William Allen, III
Thomas L. Barton
Downing Nightingale, Jr.
Warren D. Jolley*
Malachi Haughton, IV
William H. Jeter, Jr.
Rhodes Gay*
Fred M. Cone, Jr.*
Andreas R. Shaaber*
Robert C. Jones
W. Jerome Knauer, III
Timothy B. Gaskin
J. Demere Mason
John R. Arnold*
Martin J. Mickler*
Robert F. Pavelka
Robert S. Steeg
Steven A. Shaaber
Ron R. Davis
David D. Bassett, Jr.
Stanton W. Hudmon
George E. Martin, Jr.
Wade McK. Hampton
Alan D. Weldon
Kevin E. Greene
William W. Allen, IV
J. Thompson Taylor
Robert B. Van Cleve, Jr.
David Thompson
P. Stockton Eller
Mark E. Holley
George E. Martin, III
D. Conor O’Leary
Jason C. Wilson
Carson Skinner
*deceased

Captain
Bert Ralston
Vice-Captain
Eric Roper
First Lieutenant
Jason Harrell
Second Lieutenant
Cameron Naugle
Secretary
Treasurer
Jay Carney
Director
Jack Ball
Director
Edward Tennant
Director & Whiskey Man
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