Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
EXCURSIONS.

There is something very fascinating
about the plar ked shdd and clam chowder
at Marshall Hall Every day, including
Sunday. the boat each trip is comforta-
bly, filled. carrying strangers and residents
OF Washington 10 this delightful rcsur: On
the Potomac, with it's beautiful green lawns
and widespread ding shade trees, to enjoy
this celebrated and delicious dish. Visitors
from all parts of the country generally
take in this trip one of the points of in
terest. To accommodate the great number
of people who will go to Marshall Hall to-
morrow, the steamer Charles Manchester
Will make three trips-at IL am, 2.:iU and
$50 pm.-leaving Marshall Hall at l, 4:30
and pm. Three trips each way will he
made daily hereafter during the season
Planked shad dinner. including Marshall
Hall clam chowder, will be served on ar
rival of boat. Good music will be furnished
by Prof. Schrceoer's band on the boat and
at Marshall Hall. Capt. Blake especially
invites the ladies on these excursions.
Esther Chapter, No :. Order of the East
ern Star, viii give its first excursion to
Marshall Hall Tuesday evening. May IL
The steamer Charles Manchester mas been
red for he occasion, and leaves her
wharf at $50 o'clock. The tickets for the
event will be good. however, on both the
10 a m. AMI the 2:sn p m. boats. A literary
and musical program will be rendered, and
dancing will take place from , to 1880.
rhe feature of the evening will De the pre-
sentation to each lady going down on he
excursion of a souvenir prepared especially
for the occasion.
The Columbia Turn Nerein will give its
annual excursion to River View tomorrow.
The feature of the day will he the al hletic
sports of the organization, which viii be
participated in by nearly all of the MEM
bers on the grounds. Another feature OF
the day will be the new amusement at
River View. Shooting the chute." The
chute has just Deen completed and has
been thoroughly tested. Those xho have
Tiled the unique contrivance cypress their
crtire satisfaction over it as a pleasure-in-
ducing element at the View. The boats
Will leave tomorrow at IL m. and PAS
and pm. The excursion If the children
OF the fourth division of the public schools
of the city to River View today was at
tended by large crowd Of the parents Of
the children, and the day an eXcep-
tionally happy one for all who took the
trip.
Travellers who have been everywhere,
yield the palm to Old Point Comfort as
the most delightful resort on the Atlantic
coast Whether one goes for a short trip
or a lengthy stay, the days spent there
will be looked back upon with much pleas
ure. The beautiful scenery. with which
The place aboundS, especially the ever
changing panorama of ships and sails on
the water, is well worth going miles TO see
The historical points, familiar to all stu
DENTS should not be missed. The Hygeia
and Cnamberlin's new hotel rank with the
finest i'm the land. The only direct route
20 Fortress Monroe and Norfolk Is by way
Of the Norfolk and Washington Stea mboat
Co.'S steamers, one of which leaves daily
at pm.
A moonlight excursion will be given this
evening on the steamer John Sylvester to
Indian Head. the boat leaving her wharf
at the Clyde dock, foot of eth street, at
6:i5 O'clock. The Sylvester is an exceed
ingly fast boat, and the trip will prove eX-
ceptionally enjoyable. A good orchestra
will render music on both the down and
up trip, and the fare for the round trip is
twenty-five cents.