Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-05
The Fourth Of .yuIy.

PLEASURE PLANS SPOILED BY BAD WFATHER-EX-
cURsIOHs BY RIVER AND RAIL-sCNDAY School
FICNICs, ETC.
\ great many plans laid by pleasure-seekers
yesterday were spoiled by rain. The small boy
however, defed the elements as vel! as the police
and Kept CP continual banging and fixing from
early morn TIL nearly Midnight a great many
picnic and excursion parties lett the city, hoping
that the uGfayorable aspect OF the weather w0uit
change. The early street cars to the bosts took
.Own numbers OF people to the wharyeS-noi
nearly as many, however. as previCu
''F u,ths,'' about = eco being the total number
The largest excursion party that went down I, E
river Was That Oh the Jane MfSeiy to Lover CaJar
Point. There were between GOO and 7C0 persons OF
the boat, and all were accommodated.
one o. TIE most orderly AMI quiet river excur-
SiOnS was that on thp Steamer arrow min rc
Finay Point. The boat carried Gown $50 eXcur-
siOnsts, all of whom were much pleased with the
management. The party returned about midnight
last night.
The Msttano carried down q small party OF cx-
cGr50nStS to the river landings. The keyport
| tGoH down a merry party to ,lymont. ana the
Mystic had on board private and select party
| the upper landings. The storm the river
not very severe, though several showers kept TIE
eXcurSloniStS under cover most of the day.
The excursion train from the b. & p. depot to
dlG not return until alter midnight; and some Ice
rom this city left on the loca! train TO take the
Leesburs excursion train for the cave.
over the Alexandria and Washington railroad
10 LeeSburg went happy party yesterday. Ii
seemed from the time the train passed Vienna
was leiure until O'clock I'm the afternoon The
guests, Though few, were we'll known, comprising
Senator's Hampton, Vest and others. Senator
HdmptOnS fishing tackle was all arranged for IL
flrSt-clss fly, but the rainy weather put an end
to his piScatOrial aspirations. There were 10
races ut the LOudoun County track, on account OF
the terrible storm. The excursion party returned
to Washington by SPIN.
Union Chapel Sunday school went to the Oh
StrVatOry grounds, but the rain caused them to
heat a retreat. Memorial NJ. f. Sunday school
spent the day at Douglas, on the Benning's
bridge road; Grace Nj. L. school at Soldiers Home
ANA Hamline in Sumhly'S woods. All the pic
nlChefS were more or less drenched.
The ,th-Str2et line OF street cars, anticipating
crowd. sent out eight extra cars in the morning
making twenty-eight on the route, but the rain
caused the withdrawal of the extras
The excursion to Luray was the largest ever
given from Washington, under the excellent man
agement OF MesSrs. HelphenStine and Free The
after part OF the day not rainy, and the excur
.Sonists, who numbered 36i, enjoyed themselves
Rery much.
Grace NJ E. Sunday school had their annual pic
nlc yesterday, in the woods opposite Solliers'
Home. About $50 children went from the church.
While many went in private cOnveyanceS direct to
the woods, making gOodly company of some 100
persons When the rain began to fall, by the kind
permission OF Gen. Samuel ID. Stur,S, the Superin-
ten1ent OF the Soldiers Home. the children were
sheltered in the Soldiers Home building where
Their stay was made very pleasant, through the
Kindness OF Sergeant p. j. Durkin and MI Ellen
horst.