Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13
EXCURSIONS.

| at Marshall Hall tomorrow and neither
| pains hor expense is being spared to make
| guests comfortable and add TO their amuse-
! nient and pleasure. number of new at
| fractions are in course of completion.
| among them being a chute which will be
the largest yet constructed anywhere The
steamer Manchester will make three trips
Tor Marshall Hall at ii a. m. 2:3o and
$50 2. m; returning, viii leave Mar
shall Hall at ]. 4:30 and $50 D. m. The
| River Queen leaves at 3 ID. m: return
| Ing. leaves the Hall at pm thus giving
guests the full enjoyment Of a summer
sunset on water. Passengers are priv
| ileged to return on either of the boats A
special feature at the Hall lie an elegant
,un course dinner, which is served ar
s r,na, on boats. good cafe is also on
steamers Capt. Blake especially invites
| the ladies and children. Good music by
| Schroeders band, both on the boat and at
| the grounds.
The Sunday trips to River View are
| among the most popular given to thar
pretty resort. and large crowds go 70 the
| View every Sunday. Tomorrow the regu-
| lar Trips at III a. m, 2and 645 d. m Will
DE made by the st eamer Pentz. All the at
fractions on the grounds, including the
new water chute will be in full operat ton
ana Chris Auth's orchestra will render con-
cert music on both the steamer and the
| grounds. The Saturday trips today were
Well patronized on the 10 a m and . nm
| eoats, AMI more will undoubtedly go down
at o: 10 y. m. There will be no IA nilv trims
on SATURDAY next as the excursion of the
| interstate Democratic Association will take
take place on that day.
The fifth annual excursion of burnside
| Post, q. :. r.. and Burnside Corps w r.
e., to Marshall Hail. ST Gamer Charles Ma
GaIes'er, announced to take place Friday
June 10, has been postponed to FRIDAY
June % Tickets for the former date have
| Deeh Cancelled, and new ones for the latter
cate VIII be substituted by the ticket conn
mittee
The seventeenth annual excursion of the
| Californian Club will be given next Friday
evening to River View. The steamer Pentz
VIII be used to carry the members and
| TRENDS OF the club down to the pless-
urable resort and the usual games and
prizes for children will be in evidence
Chlldren under eight years of age will be
given the trip free.
The Jane Moseley will make her re9ular
"Trip 10 Colonial Beach tomorrow morning
AT o clock, as well as every other morn.
ms except Mondays and Saturdays, leav-
| ing on the latter day at q pm The Mose-
| ley Is a fast and commodious steamer
Mlth cool, spacious saloon and hurricane
deck, and is well fitted for an all-day trim
Colonial Beach is well known for it's pleas
urable qualities and is one of the most
popular excursion resorts on the Potomac
Tor an all-day outing. Music will be rem
dered on the boat and the grounds while
dancing, together with the Other arusa
ments to be found at the place will lac IN
evidence The Sunday trips are probably
the most popular of the week and a large
crowd is looked for tomorrow
An ideal spot in which to spend two or
tnree hours of a hot Sunday afternoon in
Cnevy Chase, with its cool woods plscid
! lake and breezes for all. Ii is EASY of ac-
Tess ny lhe cars OF the Capital Traction
company and Is becoming more popular
every day with those who do not desire 10
take an all day outing or 20 far AWAY from
the heart of the city. Boats NAV b.4 had
on the lake at all times. while music is rem
dered every evening by a competent or
chestra. Taken all in all one couId 90
much further and fare worse than at Chevy
Chase.
The John Sylvester, which claims TO be
the fastest boat on the river makes daily
trips to Colonial Beach, except Monday
leaving at 9 pm. Saturday evening and on
the other days al o'clock in the morning
The boat is commodious and without state
rooms, giving the largest amount of space
possible for the comfort and convenience
OF passengers. The music on the trim is
furnished by Esputa's orchestra and one
or the most pleasant trips to be INDUCED
In on Sunday is an outing on this boat.
Mt. Vernon Park. the new resort on the
Potomac river, which has just been inau-
gut ated, is fast becoming one Of the most
popular places around Washington. 1t is
reached by the trains of the Alexandria and
Mt. Vernon electric road, which leave every
hour from 10 am. to pm. at the corner
of Pennsylvania avenue and l3Ia street
northwest, and the trip is enjoyable from
the time the car starts until IL stops at the
other end Of the line. Ii is one of the best
natural family picnic places near Wash
ington and the natural arrangements have
been added to by skilled workmen, who
nave made ii a model place for outing.
Mt Vernon passengers may stop over for
dinner without extra charge. The night
schedule of the road will be announced in
few days although the day schedule is in
| full and permanent operation.
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| that to New York by sea. via the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Companys
| iron-clad, palatial steamers, Newport
| News. Washington and Norfolk. one OF
which leaves the 9TH street dock every
evening in the year at I O'Clock. The ac-
| commodations on these steamers are first
class In every respect and the table is sup
piled with all the delicacies and substan-
tials that the markets of Norfolk and
Washington afford. Stop-over privileges
are allowed at Old Point Comfort to those
who desire to spend a short time at Cham
berlin's new hotel or the Hygeia. At Nor
| folk connections are made with the Old
Dominion Steamship Company's steamers
| for New York and all points north and
south. Steamers arrive at Old Point at
| 6:3o and at Norfolk at 7:3o following
morning.
| The annual excursion TO Marshall Hall
| on Wednesday next of the Confederate
Veterans Association promises. in many
| ways. to be attractive and pleasant. 1t
will be big family day, day OFF," in
| fact, for the household, when the old folks
| the younger members and the little ones
can have generally good time. Tickets
Will be good going coming on any trip
before noon or after. There will be a num-
Der of attractions to make 1t a most de-
| lightful occasion. Music and dancing in
| the large pavilion will, of course be one OF
| the leading features.
The excursion on Monday evening next TO
Marshall Hall, under the auspices of ST.
| Johns Lodge, No. II, F. A. A. NJ is being
| locked forward to with much interest by
the members of the lodge and their legion
| OF friends. A program of more than ordi-
nary attraction has been prepared for rem
dition in the pavilion and the names upon IL
include those of such well-known artists
| as Charles b. Hanford, Mrs. Watson Smith,
| Miss Gertrude Dana, Mr.. Herndon Morsell,
| Mr.. James Watson, DIR. Il. j. Woodman,
| Mr.. Aaron Stern, and Misses Mckenzie.
| Weller, Miller and Shelton. The well-known
Madrid Quartet will also entertain the ex-
| cursionists.
| The National Rifles excursion, which was
| to have been given last Tuesday was I'M
| evoidably postponed on account of the in
| clement weather. At a special meeting
| held last evening IL was unanimously de-
| cided to give the excursion July 10. All
| tickets disposed of for the first date will be
! good on presentation at the boat for the
| latter date.