The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
FINE NEW CLOTHING STORE
THROWN OPEN TO PATRONS
The j. j. GiIdea Company Formally
Dedicate Their Spacious Mar
ket Street Establishment.

ACL SlEOCl ESldDl4sLluCul.
The splendid new clothing and fur
nishing goods store Of the J. J. GiIdea
Company at 1O2s-103O Market street
was thrown open TO the public yester-
day. The opening was an suspicious one.
and all day long and far into the night
the spacious store was thronged with
visitors, who examined the splendid
assortment of goods in the store and
wished the new firm luck in its NAM
moth undertaking.
A fine orchestra under the direction
of Ernest Williams, director Of the
League of the Cross Cadets band, rem
dered q varied programme of popular
airs and classical selections. The Off
GERS Of the new firm-James J. Gildea,
Thomas H. Fallon, D. B. Ferguson and
r. ". BUrke-were there to greet
their friends and patrons with smile
and receive from them well wishes and
hearty congratulations on their sue
cess in opening one Of the finest stores
in the city.
Messenger boys were kept busy all
day lodging in and out with kilograms
and messages from all parts of the
country from manufacturers and deal
ers, who sent their regards to the off,
GERS Of the new concern. Many hand
some floral pieces and other tokens Of
esteem were received by the members
Of the firm from a host of friends.
The officers OF the firm were highly
elated over the success of opening day.
Everything went along smoothly, and.
although no goods were sold, those
who visited the store had a chance 10
view the large and complete stock on
exhibition Business in the new
house viii commence early this morn
I ing and a record-breaking day is ex-
/ pected by the officers Of the firm.
The new store Of the Gildea Com
| pany is one Of the finest of its kind in
| the city. In il is embodied everything
| that goes 10 make up a clothing eStab-
/ Hshment Of the highest order. Nothing
/ has been left undone TO equip the
| establishment in the most complete
manner. and the people of San Fran
cisco viii find it an ideal store 70
shop in.
/ The firm occupies the entire new
| building Of four floors and basement.
/ It is thoroughly lighted and aired, and
| every modern convenience known TO
/ up-to-date builders has been installed
in this spacious establishment
The new firm Will begin its career to-
/ day with the determination of operat-
/ ing a high-class establishment that
( Though none but the highest grade
I goods viii be kept in stock, the prices
are TO be moderate-fron % to 10 per
cent lower than prevail in the or
binary esta blishments Of the city.
All the stock OF the new store will be
manufactured especially for the J. ].
/ Gfldea Company by the best known
and most reliable makers of high
/ grade goods in the country. Besides
/ the regular line Of goods carried, the
new firm win be agents for W. s. Peck
q Co., famous makers Of mems cloth
ing, and for Alfred Benjamin and
| Northrup & Co., leading manufactur-
! ers Of juvenile clothing in the United
! States The names of these three
firms is enough to convince any man
| that when he buys their goods he is
getting the very best that is put upon
| the market in any country.
The first floor of the new building
/ will be devoted to mems clothing, hats
and furnishing goods. On the second
floor will be found nothing but Juvenile
| goods. A special line Of mems fine
| clothing and overcoats will be on dis
| play on the third floor. The fourth
| floor will be reserved for a fine line of
/ trunks, dress-suit cases, travelling
bags and everything needed by the
| traveller.