Order of Mithras Carnival Association
The Order of Mithras Carnival Association, the oldest men's Carnival organization on the Mississippi [Gulf Coast], was organized in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1924, and has held masked balls every year since, except for 1943-1945 and 2006. The order currently has 150 members. Its masked ball is held on the Friday preceding Mardi Gras every year.