Rock Island Argus., 1900-05-02
RUMMAGE SALE is ON
An interesting Exhibition IN Pro-
gress at Afmory
Hall.
GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Bargains in PIenty--Some Of
the Articles to Be
Found.
GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

II there is anybody in Rock ISL
and with aspirations to outshine
Dickens Old Curiosity Shop" and not
equipped with strong enough imagi-
nation, he viii find all the material
that is necessary 10 do the business
by simply Peeping into Armory hall.
where the X kindergarten association IS
hOl Ting rummage sale. which opened
this afternoon, and will remain in full
blast until every one Of the thousands
of articles is disposed of. 1t was or
iginatly planned to conduct the sale
during the afternoons only, but the
ladies IL charge. fearing this would
not oe fair 10 the gentlemen who are
busy ar their WORK during the day.
and all of whom undou btedlV will
turn out to see the exhibition and in
cidentaliy make few purchases,
have decided 10 keep the hall open
several evenings, beginning tonight.
In addition 10 the sale, which is well
worth going miles to see, there will
be- music and refreshments The mu-
sic costs nothing. while the coffee and
sand wiches have been placed ut low
tigure-not as v-makiug
scheme. but as an accommodation to
the visitors 10 the h al. VINO may be-
come fatigued and hungry while do
ing the "shOw."
Goods In Plenty.
The people Of the city, it is appar-
ent from trip through the hall. have
responded unreservediy TO the call
of the ladies for rummage goods. for
there is such all array and such a Va
rietv that the visitor is n a loss TO
imagine how it was possible IL get
such a collection together. The arti-
cles have been assorted as far az it is
possible to assort them and placed on
Ia bles and hung on The walls. Each
department. is iu charge of ladies who
claim to be fitted for the du-
ties assigned them. All are con-
vIncing takers and if one listens long
enough he cannot dodge a purchase.
He may get a barg IIn--anl be may
get the worst of it. But if he is not
satisfied after he becomes, the pos
SCISSOR of any particular article he can
return il and the amount invested
will be applied to something else on
the table that may have attracted his
OplIC uut luS Iuc Aulti III
The young couple contemplating
marriage and not having yet fur
nished their home will do well to first
look over the Armory hall stock be-
fore going elsewhere, for if there ever
were tempting bargains in house fur
nishings hung up, they are there.
There are beds with Stats and without
slats-iust as YOU like them; there
are tea kettles aud dish pans, feather
busters aud salters, one-legged chairs
and four-legged chairs and stoves aud
pictures, and if your funds are not
exhausted by this time, you can iu-
vest in p;ano-it is warranted to
work seven days in the werk-and
sheet music, all the popua selections
ranging from Maggie Murphy's
Home to She Was Happy Till She
Met You" II you have 80 or 60
cents left you can buy pair of
bicycles.
A feature of the sale is the milli- |
nery department. 1t is located al
the southwest portion of the hall. |
There can be seem hats that were worn |
By the colonial danes. They include |
the bonnet that was worn by the maid |
who first sang Comm Thro' the Rve. |
relics of Barbara FritchIe, the woman |
whose COW started the Chicago fire, |
the Widow Won Croft Dolly Madison, |
Marie Antoniettc, the necklace worn |
by Queen Elizabeth. and a piece of
Queen EIctoria's coronation gown. |
Tne hats are of various Materials |
feast for the eyes of the connoisseur. |
Ia addition there are apartments |
of art, groceries, gents furnishings, |
TOYS and oric -a-brac.
Committees In Charge
Following j. list of the commit |
tees in charge: General manager, |
Mrs. Julia RDsentield; assistant. Mrs. |
K. C. Young; book department,