Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-10

circular contains an elaborate table. giving the
fares. line Of railroad. station and the time OF
leaving OF trains for the baitiefelds around
Washington. number Of pages are given 10
the details for various circui,ous trims taking in
points OF interest and returning to Washington
With the fares for each. The details of the fol-
lowing special trips are given:
10 6ertvsburc. Pa. September 10 and 81
leave Baltimore and Ohio depot 3 am, reach
inS Washington on the return at 10 pm: saIc d
dates. Five hours on the battlefield. Rate
$3.50
To Harrisouburg and intermediate points in
the valley - Virginia September 30 leaving
Baltimore and Ohio depot 1870 am: returning
reach Washington at II:30 pm. same date.
Fare for the round trip. -. 10.
To LUray. Va. and intermediate points in the
Shenandoah valley. leaving l. Il o. depot at $
am. September u, returning reaching Wash
ington al 800 pm. same date. Rate. IS. so.
To Mount Vernon. Va. tomb of Washington,
VIA Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat
Company. Leave 9TH street wharf every half
hour. commencing at $50 am. from Septem-
Der IL to ~ inclusive. Daily capacity, 600
Passengers. Rate for the round trip, including
Admission 70 the mansion and grounds. as cents.
/ TO the battlefield between Washington and
Orange, Va. including Bull Run. Bristoe
Station. Cadets. Narreuton, Rappabannock
Station. BealetoE. Brandy Station, Culpeper.
Cedar Mountain. Mine Run, &c. September ~
10 zJ inclusive. VIA tDe filcnInOnn ana DluFliS
railroad. Leave 9th and streets station at
$50 n. M: returning arrive at Washington at
y.26 D.m.
Potomac river by daylight via Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company from 1th
street wharf. Tor Old Point. 8 am. Septem-
Der Y. Old Point and Norfolk. S am. Septem-
Der o. Old Point and Norfolk. September "a
and -. am.
NAVAL FEATURE GROWING IN INTEREST.
The naval feature OF the reunion at the
national encampment is growing in interes:
daily land IL the program Of the sailors and
marines is not interfered with by weather con-
ditions 1T will be great. The kearsarge is
rapidly approaching completion, and 10 say
that Maj. Michael has accomplished big thing
with small appropriation is doing that gem
tleman scant justice. lie has made his 80 0G0
stretch out like india rubber. The actual cost
OF all materials used in the vessel.
including her guns and equipment, will
exceed $4,000. The construction of the
vessel would have been utterly impossible
but for the prompt and generous support of
the Navy Department. Acting Secretary Solely.
Commodore Ramsay. as acting secretary and as
chief of the bureau of navigation. Commander
Charles o Neil. inspector of ordnance. Naval
Constructors Wilson and Hichborn and other
naval officers have been courteous, attentive
and helpful to the committee, and the naval
veterans under obligations to them that
The finishing contribution in tho way of q
loan to the naval enterprise by the Navy De-
partment was made today in the way of COM
plete set of awnings and side curtains. This as
sures perfect protection from sun and rain to
the occupants of the spar deck during reunions
and entertainments.
RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT.
1t is confidently expected that the President
will honor the sailors by going aboard the
Kearsarge as their guest This will enable
them to give a rare exhibition to the thousands
of people on the grounds who never have wit
messed the reception of the President aboard OF
a man-of-war. Ali preparations are making TO
omit nothing in this reception permitted by the
United States neutrality-suspicious.. to which will
be addPd the presence and honors paid by
2.00O of sailors and marines, officers and men.
who braved the deep and endured the dangers
OF navy life on rivers to save the Union. when
the President comes aboard salute Of twenty
one guns will be fired and the Presidents flag
will be run up, with such other display bunting
AZ is proper; 1000 veteran sailors ard marines
Will be aligned on the port side
of the. vessel, fore ana aft, who
will salute the President as he STEPS
down the ships side. Side boys will be ar
ranged according to naval usage. The COM
mander of the vessel will receive the President,
present him TO the congressional visiting COM
mittee standing ready. and to others. and will
then accompany him forward and aft. while the
band plays a suitable air. The President, the
congressional committee and those selected
VIII then repair Tor brief interval to the cabin.
This will be one of the mos: delightful incidents
OF the week. especially for the naval people aud
the marines.
Similar honors will be extended to the Secre-
tary OF the Navy and his staff. at the conclusion
of which the Secretary VIII deliver an address
on the Lavy. Following this pT ogram will be
Ca M he UI- RI
IMPORTANT ADDRESSES.
in addition 10 the addresses on the navy
heretofore mentioned in TIE STAR. VIII be IN adj
dress on board the ship by Major r. 5. Collum,
assistant quartermaster, L. s. marine corps,
who has written and pUblished history of the
corps. His address Is said 10 be very fine a
literary production, and his delivery good.
Thus the entire work o. the navy and marine
corps viii have been covered SO far this is
possible by the add already promised.
The receptions have been arranged as follows:
One in honor of the citizens AMI reunion COM
1nittees on Friday night: one in honor OF the Of
ficers Of the L. 5. navy and marine corps and
their families on Saturday night: one in honor
OF The National Association of Naval Veterans
on Thursday night. al froE, 10 ~ midnight.
These receptions and hops viii be high-toned
anu enjoyable to those VII participate. and the
novelty OF such doings on ship-board will lend
Ast and interest 10 the occasions.
Invitations are being printed and will be
issued early next week. Naj. Michael has
socisted with him gentlemen well known in
Washington social life TO assist in arranging
the lists and attending to the details OF the re
ceptions given In honor of the committees and
the naval officers and their families. He will
be assisted in enter aiming the National Naval
Veterans by TIE national officers of that assoc
citation and committees made up of members of
the Washington Naval Association.
complete program OF the doings aboard the
Kearsarse will be pJblished in the city papers
next week and also printed in convenient form
for reference.
COMHfTTEE on INFORMATION,
The committee on information. of which Mr..
John Il. Carmody is chairman. has arranged to
erect small wooden buildings in different parts
of the city. where a corps of uniformed guides
viii be located. whose duty it will be to afford
information on all subjects pertaining to the
encaEpment and the city TO in6uir.ng veterans
They viii also distribute maps of the city and
of the original defenses thereof. rosters Of the
whiting posts and their headquarters and other
printed and verbal intelligence pertaining to
the occasion
Members of the Washington High School
Cadet Corps have been selected 70 I'LL these
highly important positions. The committee
has issued circular giving the location of
the information booths as follows:
No. !. Northeast corner Il street and New
Ierser ay.uue southeast ,osar Tar;,.l tI,r.a