Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-15
WHERE TO GO
To Escape for q Time the Sizzling City
Heat.

To Escape for q Time the Sizzling City
Heat.
GLEN EcHo.-There is no prettier place
around Washington than Glen Echo with its
wealth OF picturesque scenery, dashes OF river
view and stretches Of green meadows. Glen
Echo is at the terminus Of the Glen Echo elec-
trio railroad, and can be reached with ease and
comfort from any part Of the city. This even
ing there VIII be grand concert at the park
with an exceptional program. In the evening
there is dancing and other amusements, and re-
freshments can always be obtained at the rustic
cafe
OCEAN CIrY-Risht on the Chesapeake is
not the exception. Every Saturday at IL p. m.
special excursion leaves the Baltimore and
Ohio depot for Ocean City. returning the fol-
lowing Monday. This excursion allows a
splendid opportunity for breath OF salt air
and view OF the pretty and growing town.
Bar RIDaE-Aways popular and always
pleasant, to take an excursion to Bay Ridge Is
about as happy thought can come to the
average man. 1t comes to q good many these
hot days and the special trains leaving the Bal
timore and Ohio station at 9:l5 and 4:2s on
week days and 9:35 and 3:15 on Sundays always
carry a crowd OF happy people. There are un-
told attractions at the ridge and everybody
knows it.
JAsrFR CouNcn.-Jasper Council. No. %.
Junior o. q. A. NJ, is going to River View next
Monday for its first annual excursion and pro-
poses to make the first such shining success
that many more will follow as . matter of
course. The Pentz will make frequent trips.
RIVER VIEw.-The Pentz makes three trips
to River View on Sundays and still can hardly
accommodate the crowds drawn to this popular
place by the manifold attractions.
NATIONAL RIFLEs.-Monday evening Is the
date for the second excursion Of the year Of
that popular organization, the National Rifles.
Marshall Hall will be the point aimed at and If
the Manchester is not so heavily freighted with
happiness as to sink, the hall will be reached in
good time to enjoy the manifold pleasures to
be found under the trees and in the pavilions.
The National Rifles and their untold friends are
thoroughly capable Of having q good time
without any outside accessories.
FIREMKN.-This Is the time and this Is the
day to enjoy a splendid time on the riverat one
OF the most popular resorts, and at the same
time do a benefit to as praiseworthy a lot Of
men as walk the earth. Today the first annual
excursion for the benefit Of the fire.
mems pension and relief fund takes
place at River View. There is no
charity about taking this excursion, unless the
charity be toward yourself, but it should be an
additional pleasure to reflect that while getting
full value for money expended an exceedingly
admirable fund is being swelled. The Pentz
has been making runs down TO River View all
the Randall will make an additional trip at
Tbs pm.
COLONIAL BEAcH AND CHAPEL PoINr.-The
steamer Randall has been put on to make trips
to Chapel Point. Colonial Beach and other
river landings, aHording night and day trip
boat leaves every Sunday, Tuesday and Thurs
day at a m. and returns on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday about 2:30 pm.
MOUNT VERNoS.-There are two ways Of get
ting to Mount Vernon with its lovely scenery
and wealth Of historical memories One way is
by water entirely and the other comprises some
railroad riding. The Manchester makes its sum-
mer trips to the burial place of Washington at
10 in the morning and in the afternoon. The
Manchester Is a. fine boat any excursionist
could desire, and the trip to Mount Vernon
Possesses every requisite Of most pleasant ex-
cursion.
Another method is to take the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railroad at the
Pennsylvania depot and make a most pleasant
trip along the banks Of the Potomac and
through the historical portion Of Alexandria
The Mount Vernon gates are open daily, ex-
cept Sunday. from II am. to 4 P.in. and on
Wednesdays until 6 pm.
MARSHALL HALL.-Lives there a man with
| soul so dead who never TO himself has said, I'll
HE mo off to Marshall Hall and eat shad and
bowl a bali? II there is such a man he had bet
ter reform at once. He is missing something
These hot days and evenings 1t IL hard to think
Of a more pleasant place than under the spread
| ing trees, on the green lawns. at the hall
The cool dining room with its tempting meals,
| the dancing pavilion and the bowling alley are
/ also pleasant. The Manchester and River Queen
make frequent trips to Marshall Hall, and also
continue down to Indian Head.
/ STEAMER BARrHoLDI.-Up the river OF down
the river it is all one to the comfortable little
steamer Bartholdi, which is for Charter at Cum
berland's Boat House.
CoBcoRAN CADETs.-"why not take even
ing of and go with the Corcorsn Cadets TO
Marshall Hall1'' There seems no ready answer
to this question put by the cadets, as there is
absolutely no reason why any one should not
take day of or a week off and 60 almost any
where with the cadets. The reasons for going
| are innumerable when the cadets go to such a
pleasant place as Marshall Hall. The excursion
goes down at 645 on Tuesday and will no doubt
| carry q big load.