Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
DECORATION DAY.
Places Where a Pleasant Outing Can TIE
Enjoyed Tomorrow.

Places Where a Pleasant Outing Can Bs
Enjoyed Tomorrow.
Decoration day has. besides the original plan
of remembering the fallen. taken on the idoa
of pleasant day for an excursion, up the river,
down the river or out into the green fields Of
the country. Next Tuesday. in the opportunities
offered to the pleasure seeker, will be
no exception to the rule. and from
early liz the morning there is certain
to be tremendous exodus OF men, women,
children and lunch baskets. In the evening
there will be with equal certainty large incom-
ing of the same elements, minus the lunch
For instance, here are some of the things you
can do.
The day Will be celebrated at River View and
persons choosing this spot for their outing are
assured OF a royal good time. There will be
songs, music and dancing enough TO fulfill the
desires of even the most enthusias ticSr Esputa's
band will furnish the music, which is sure 10 be
good. The PentZ and the Mary Washington
will carry the crowds, making frequent trips.
III you wish to so further down there is the new
steamer. the Harry Randall which will leave at
. O'Clock IN the morning for a trip TO Chapel
Point and Colonial Beach. returning at 2 O'Clock
on Wednesday. The hotels at Chapel Point and
Colonial Beach are now open and every COM
fort can be enjoyed on the trip.
Ii you wish TO get out in the country there is
no better piace than to picnic among the pic
turesque scenery of the Northwest branch On
Decoration day the labyrinth grounds will be
thrown open TO the public and there will be
music. dancing aud Refreshments Stages will
run all day from the 7tn street end of the cleo
trio cars.
Mount Vernon. with its hallowed associatious
is pleasant spot TO spend Memorial day. On
Tuesday the Manchester will make two trips ut
10 and O'Clock, and on both trips there will be
patriotic music.
Marshall Hall is famous. On Decoration
DAYS ii is more than famous. Tuesday there
will be innumerable happy people strolling on
the green lawns and under the magnificent
trees of this lovely spot. There are always at
fractions at the hall. but Decoration day
there will be additional ones. such as dancing,
music and dramatic performance. Steamers
will leave at 10 am, 2, $50 and 6 pm.
merry crowd will take advantage of the
excursion to that pretty cottage city, Arundel
on-the-Bay, which, as its name signifies, looks
out on the clear waters of the Chesapeake.
Lunch is furnished free on this excursion, and
splendid opportunity offered for breath Of
salt AIR. The special train leaves the Baltimore
and Ohio station at $50 am.
Then there is Pen Mar and Gettysburg, and
what better place TO spend Decoration day than
the historic field where the tide of the war was
turned. The knights Of Pythias have arranged
the excursions, which leave the b. and o. at
am for Gettysburg and at Sis for Pen Mar
The excursions promise TO beexceedingly popu-
lar IN every way.
Colonial Beach has ALWAYS been a favorite
Tomorrow the Arrowsmith will start for the
beach at o clock am. returning at &c So The
excursion viii give a splendid opportunity for
day among the attractions which are always
found with salt water. Dinner and refresh
ments can be obtained at the beach.
Bethesda Park becomes more popular each
day and each week. and the crowd on Decora-
ton day will doubtless break all previous rec
ords. Besides dancing and all the amuscments,
almost which can be imagined, there will be .
grand balloon ascension and performances Of
''Pinafore" by the Boston Comic Open Com
pany.