South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-11
LASALLE HOTEL TO
Be OPENED MONDAY
Five Floors and Coffee Shop
Will Be Thrown Open TO
Public Next Week.

Jacob Hoffman. manager OF the
new IaSalle hotel announces that
the house VIII be ready 20 receive
guests Monday morning. While the
hotel ls not entirely completed and
there will be no attempt a. formal
opening. five % the upper floors arc
conpletsiv furnished and the Coffee
shop viii be ready 20 serve meals
There has been an insistent demand
from the traveiing public 70 secure
accomm oda lions in the new hotel
and IN spite OF IS lncompleteness
so far As the main dining room. Col
IeRa Inn and some OF the lower
floors are concerned. guests Will be
taken care -.
The Hotel IaSaEs. which has been
under course OF construction for the
past year on the site formerly occu-
pied BY the Sheridan House. at tho
corner OF IaSalle av. and Michigan
S.. - an excellent example OF hotel
construction. II Is fireproof through
cut finished IN tan brick with Bed
ford stone trimming, and Is thor
ouEhIy modern in every resDe CT
When finished there viii be nesrly
SEQ rooms most Of which viii have
private bath. Ample sample" room
space has been provided for sa.es-
men Many OF the rooms will be
equipped with twin beds. All have
private telephone and individual
laestories. Prices viii range from
20 30 S3.75 Each floor is richly
carpeted with an individual design
with harmonizing furniture.
The main dining room. opening
of The lobby viii be finished in
F-loreutine style. richly draped and
ca rpeted. with a mezza mine balcony
where private parties will be served.
4 large lobby with entrances from
both LaSalle av. and Michigan s..
mas the advants ges OF q natura.
strong north light. on the soufh
sidc. will be the desk. telephone
booths and business offices. tOgeth-
or with cigar and news stands con
teniertly grouped
The COTE shop has main err
trance from Michigan 81 as well as
the hotel lobby. and will specialize
o1 breakfasts and lunches together
with afternoon teas. and has a n1ez-
anime ba .cony particularly cOnven-
lent for women patrons. The Col
lege Inn viii be located ir the base
ment. and has an elevated platform
where an orchestra VIII be Installed.
providing entertainment for after
theater patrons who viii be especial
~ catered 10 in this restaurant. This
cafe is in direct connection with the
main kitchen where prompt service
viii be provided.
The kitchens are most modernly
equipped with immense gas ranges.
steam tables, refrigeratCrs, serving
counters and dish washing appl:-
ances. In the rear OF the basement
Ia located a modern laundry AM
ice-making plant. with storags
rooms and heating facilities. Two
rapid passenger elevators oPen off
the lobby and a freight elevator iD
he rear also traverses tho nine
floors. A modernly equipped bar
Der shop - located In uhe basement
and VIII be under the management
Of p. Magiera and John A BecZ-
Kiewicz.
The hotel Is controlled by 7. J.
Anardt and jacob Hoffman. While
assisting the latter in he active
management will be Joseph Eberz
who will also act as steward. He
IN turn viii be assisted by Charles
Greenwaid. as chef. Charles G. Gre
shcr and Messers Harding and Watt
rs room clerks. Mrs. ID. Hurdel.,
viii be the house-keeper. Mr.. Sarah
Rarden. will be IN charge of the
linen room, Henry Stargartt. store
room keeper. Louis Del0e. chief en-
gineer and Irving Puracker. assist
ant engineer.