Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-15
THE ILLINI CLUBS HOME.
The Elegantly Fitted up Rooms On
First Ayenue---Full List of
Members.

One must pay visit to the elegantly
furnished rooms of the Illini Club, on the
second floor of the gas works building,
corner of East Seventeenth street and
First avenue to realize to a full extent
the honor the society is TO the city, and
the pleasure and common good that
must he derived from its existence. 1t
is long time since Rock Island has had
an organization of this sort-probably
never before has there been one, with so
much promise as this Illini Club. Its
members are young men of the best
social standing 10 the city, and composed
as it is to large extent of some OF Rock
Islands most energetic and enterprising
business men, nothing has been left un~
done in the arrangement and furnishing
of the club rooms, and let it be said to
the credit of the society, it has one OF
the finest and most inviting suite of
rooms in the state.
On entering the stairway on Seven
teenth street leading up to the rooms, the
visitor is at once impressed with the ele-
gance of the surroundings; the stairs are
covered by fine mating, while the walls
are pspered with a warm and welcoming
color. Entering the reception room
above, a handsome Brussels carpet is
found on the floor, while about the room
are comfortable chairs, c3rd tables, and
another table on which is an assortment
Of the best literature of the day. Of TO
the left is small apartment, elegantly
carpeted, which is the club room proper,
Here is the secretary's desk. the club
records, etc. Opening out of the
reception room on the south is the billiard
room, the floor of which has mating
covering. and handsome billiard table
ornaments the centre of the room.
All of the rooms sre richly papered;
the wood work is finished 10 cherry, the
tables being 10 match, while the chairs
are OF ash. The chandeliers and general
appointments are magnificent, and the
rooms being heated by steam from the
gas works are comfortable at all times
The members of the club delight in ex
tending the hospitalities of the club tC
their friends, and take psrdonsble prid,
in exhibiting their rooms to ali visitors
Following are the
OFFICERS:
Presdent-C F Lynde.
Vice Presidcnt-L McCabe.
Secretary and Treasurer-L C Bland.
ing.
Executive Committee-C F Lynde, I
| 5 McCabe. L c BIanding. S White, "
B Meyers. G A Weyerhaeuser
MEMBERS.
The resident members are:
W NJ Anawalt. q NJ Babcock, G +
Ballou Jr, J NJ Barth, L G Blanding. {
NJ Boyles, B T Cable, G G Craig,
Denkmann. Ed Denkmann, R A Donald
son, G L Eyster. W Ferguson. Walter
Freeman. u L Gait, John Gait, W E
Hatch, C W Halves. C E Hawley
A D Huesing. j n Hunt, E v
Hurst. w II Judge, Ira Kari
5 5 kemble, Z Lieberknect, E Loosely
& NJ Loosely, Fl ] Lowrey, C F LYnde
W II Marshall, L S McCabe. T ] MediIl
Jr. Phil Mitchell. " B Myers, Olive
Olsen, Adair Peasants, J W Potter
J F Robinson, Morris Rosenfeld, .
Rosenfeld, G Roth, C A Stoddard, {
Tegeler, T Fl Thomas, c Truesdale, {
A Weyerhauser, J S White, W G White
head.
MIR c E Fisher Of Ottawa, il a no,
resident member. while Judge Corneliu
L7ade and Nj T. J Robinson, are hon
orarv members.