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Hibernia Marching Society of Mississippi

HMS Membership

2022-2023 Membership

You don't have to be Irish - just Irish at heart! Our HMS members are  members by birth, marriage or desire. Join us by completing our membership application. Click on the 2022-2023 Membership Application below to download, complete it and mail it to us along with your membership dues.​​​ 


Our 2022-2023 membership dues are $35 per person (Includes Luck of the Irish Party or $100 per person(Includes Luck of the Irish Party, Announcement Party, Comeallyee Ball, Lace Curtain and Blarney Luncheon). Our 2022-2023 membership year ends April 30, 2023 and our new membership year starts May 1, 2023. 


Send us a check or pay using our Pay Link account below. Mail your membership form along with your dues to: Hibernia Marching Society, P.O. Box 707, Biloxi, MS 39533 

HMS Membership Application and Payment

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Our History

The Hibernia Marching Society was organized in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1978 and incorporated as The Hibernia Marching Society of Mississippi, Inc., in 1989.

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Although the Society was not formally organized until 1978, informal gatherings were held for about seventeen years by several spirited Irish Americans at Mary Mahoney’s Old French House Restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi. Often the idea of organizing a St. Patrick’s Day Parade was discussed. However, a wee bit of Irish Blarney tells us that the idea lasted no longer than the last bottle of Bushmill.


In 1978, Dr. John O’Keefe, a Biloxi physician, decided to take some action. He placed an article in the Sun Herald newspaper, extending an invitation to all Irish, and those who would like to be Irish, to attend a meeting at Mary Mahoney’s to discuss the organization of the first St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the establishment of a society to sponsor such events. From the modest beginning, the Hibernia Marching Society of Mississippi, Inc. has become one of the largest and most viable organizations on the Gulf Coast, offering various events, most of which are described on this website. 

Meet Your Team at HMS

HMS OFFICERS 

Celeste O'Keefe, President 

Danny O’Keefe, 1st Vice President

Justin Sutton, 2nd Vice President 

Amy Bowman, Treasurer and

Recording Secretary

TBD, Corresponding Secretary 


HMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mary Cates Lalley

Melanie Stout Adams

Sandy McGrath

Paula McKinney

Hilliary Simmons

Susan Waters



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