Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-26
COLONIAL HOTEL
DULY DEDICATED
Handsome New Third Avenue
Hosiery Is Formally Opened
to the Public.

With music and flowers, with lob
bies thronged, with the praise of
much pleased public sounding in the
ears of Builder l.. S McCabe and Man
ager G. H. Reece, the handsome new
Colonial hotel was formally given
over to the travelling public last even
ing. The hotel which was described
in detail in The Argus of last Satur-
day, and which in its completed state,
independent of the furnishings, repre-
sents an investment of $4,000 is the
realization of a life dream on the part
of Hon. L. S. McCabe 20 give to the
city in which he prospered as a lead
Ing business man, hotel OF modern
conveniences and comforts such as
would be a credit to the city And
while in its novel architectural de-
sign the hostelry is all tina. its maine
| implies outside end in, it is up-to-date
in all tina interests and concerns the
travelling public.
Hundreds Of people Of Rock Island.
Moline and Davenport visited and In
/ spected the Third avenue hote. dur
ing the afternoon and evening, and
200 availed themselves of the oppor
/ tunity 70 partake of the special table
d hOte dinner which was served in
/ the cafe last night. The proprietors
and manager of other hotels in the
! three cities indicated their good will
/ by their presence. Flowers about the
desk and in the parlor lent beauty and
/ fragrance 20 the occasion. The Mum
ger Ladies' orchestra, which is to be
q regular evening feature from until
midnight. discoursed attractive music
from the balcony overlooking the
cafe. This orchestra is composed OF
( Miss Haze. Munger. cello; Mrs Ethel
| Wade Birnbaum, violinist, and Miss
Nay Coulton, pienis,. and the special
musical program of the dedicatory &C
Casion was as follows:
PARTI.
MarCh-Tne Little Pierrots 49,. Bose
Waltz Sympathy The Flyfly) Friml
Selection-Pretty Little Widow.
Observation-Disclosures. Lampe
The Swan ..............S Saint Saens
The Turkish Patrol .....M uhaelis
Waltz-Il Bacio .L'Arditi
Selection from Kiss Waltz -. .Lampe
Nocturne-Op. 9..........C Chopin
My Beautiful Lady CPink Lady,.
La Paloma (Serenade) go. Yradier
Intermission.
PART II.
Spring Song ......... .Mendelssohn
Selection from Babes in Toylani..
Observation-Disclosures. Victor Herbert
Waltz-Folle Extase .... ilok
Hungarian Dances V and II. Brahms
Foreley Paraphrase) .Nesvadba
| Tanyweise ................ Helmund
Amaranthus (Novelette) 80. Glider
Selection-The Tx Tok Man of Or.
Gavotte from Mignon 800. Thomas
March ...................
Following is the menu of the open
ing dinner:
Crab Cocktail
White Plume Celery
Cream of Fresh Tomatoes
Consomme Talma
Stuffed Olives Radishes
Baked Red Snapper, Spanish Sauce
Pommes Princess
Sailed AImcnis Mixed Pickles
Boiled Philadelphia Capon, Egg Sauce
Potatoes in Cream
Calves Sweetbreads, la King
Lobster in Cases, la Hoffman
Pineapple Fritters. Glace, Port Roya.
Sweet Potatoes, Prince Albert
Corn On Col
Colonial Punch
Roast Spring Chicken Stuffed,
with Jelly
Roast Tenderloin of Beef,
with Mushrooms
Mashed Potatoes Green Peas
Combination Salad
Green Apple Pie Lemon Meringue Pie
Timbales Of Rice Custard
, Vanilla Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Iced Watermelon
: Roauefort Neufcnattle or Club Cheese
Saltines or Water Crackers
Coffee Tea MIX
D Minis