Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-22
BIG PLANS MADE
Young & McCombs Make Prep.
arations to Entertain Thous-
ands at Opening.
TO BE HELD THURSDAY
Best Building Is Being Transformed
Into Beautiful Palace-Ogden's
Orchestra to Play.

The new Best building will be
thrown open to the public next Thurs
day, which is the day set for the fol-
NAL opening of the Young & Nc
Combs department store which is to
occupy the beautiful new building, and
it is expected that most of the people
of the city will pay the place visit
at some time during the day. Nothins;
has been left undone that could pos.
sibly appeal to the eye and the store
will present most fascinating picture
of beauty and elegance.
The grill room on the fourth floor
! will probably attract more attention
| than any other department and it il,
well deserving of all the favora bic
comment which it is bound to receive.
The entire fourth floor of the depart
ment store is devoted to a modern cafe
with elegant appointments. From thu.
tables to the napkins, everything
which has a place in the grill room is
! of the very best. The service is to be
under the direction of NJ Poggis,
whose experience in the Cafe Martin
of New York and other promine 1T
dining places, both in this country and
in Europe, is assurance that the cafe
will equal any in this locality. In adj
dition to the main cafe, Baltimore
lunch room will be maintained.
| A special table de hote dinner and
luncheon de luxe will be served in the
grill room on Thursday from II O'Clock
until $3.50 and the management has
already found that reservations are
a great demand for them There will
be orchestra music the entire day by
lOgden's orchestra
| All Like a Palace.
| The second floor will be Mecca for
the ladies, all of whom will be interest
ed in the exhibition of Partisan and
domestic creations in gowns and head
wear, which will be there The finish
of the woodwork in this department is
more like that in a royal palace than
in a department store in city of the
size of Rock Island, but it is only IN
keeping with the rest of the store.
Nine. Hetty, whose writing along
lines pertaining to health and beauty
are widely read, will give demonstra
tions and talks to those who are in
iterested.
On the first floor of the building
will be shown the fabrics and silks
and most of the other things which
lare to be found in department store
of the size of this one. Most of the
GO departments will be located on the
first floor which will be the busiest
lpart of the whole establishment by far
The soda fountain which is on thi.
floor will be one of its most beautiful
features. The fountain which is =
lreality three fountains, is simply bu
livery lastly arranged and decorated
and is most pleasing spectacle t.
the eye.
| In the basement will be found tn,
crockery department which will be on,
lof the largest in the west. House fur
nishings, such as carpets, rugs ant
furniture will also be located in thu
basement and the basement. CONTRA.
to usual custom, place of beauty
Offices mt the Top.
The Office rooms which occupy tn
four top floors in the front half of thu
building can well be reckOned anon;
1.-THE best in the west. There are abou
40 suites of rooms on the four floors
and they are fitted UP in an excellen
manner. The whole building is finish
led in the newest and best manner pos
, sible.
: The city takes just pride in tn
improvement made by Mr.. Best an