Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-18
DOWN IN VIRGINIA
Delightful Excursion of the National
Geographic Society.
VISIT TO JEFFERSON'O FAMOUS HOME
a Distinguished Party Enjoys Real
Southern Hospitality.
FE FAILURES OF THE DAY

The eighth annual excursion Of the Ma
tional Geographic Society will be regarded
| by those who participated in it as the most
| enjoyable one ever given until the ninth
| occurs, because IL seems that with each
| recurring year the delightful outing Of
| the famous organization exceeds its pre-
| decessor in interesting and attractive fea-
| lures. The excursion this year, which took
| place Saturday, was to Monticello the his
| toric home and burial place of Thomas
Jefferson, and the route thence was re-
| plete with scenes indelibly impressed upon
| the history of the nation. The excursion
| lists left Washington at 8 o'clock in a spe-
| cial vestibuled train of eight coaches over
! the Southern railway, in charge of General
Passenger Agent L. S. Brown and Train
| master j. E. McMaste:s. There were over
| 300 gentlemen and ladies aboard as nearly
| all of them were well acquainted and as
| the rest were quickly made SO, a COST con-
| genial party resulted.
| Through Historic Scenes.
The train after shooting through many
| bloody battlegrouL DIS liz the recent war and
| ever historic streams, the rolling mountain
country was reached and a short stop was
made just beyond Orange Court House to
| give the excursionsts an opportunity to
| take lcok at Montpelier, the home of
President James Madison, where his dust
new lies inferred.
| The train was not long in reaching Char
iottesVille after this. and passed under the
| base of Monticello and along the
| river that skirts 1t on its way, passing
Shadweli the birthplace of Jefferson, and
| Edge Hill, the home of bis descendants
! the Randoplhs. The start from Charottes-
| Vile for MONTICELLO, three miles away,
was CONNER ced at 1870 o'clock, and the
carriages followed the road that has been
USED for two centuries through beautiful
| panoramas to the historic height crowned
| with Jererson's former home and his
| grave and monument.
| Up on Monticello.
After al examination of the mansion
| and Its leautiful grounds luncheon was
| enjoyed on the lawn and then the literary
exercises These cons ted Of an address
of welcome by Maj. ]. S. Patton of Char
| lottesVllie, which was pleasantly respond
| ed to by President Gardiner G. Hubbard
! of the society. end remarks by Rev Dr.
| randolph Mckim and others.
At O'Clock the excursionists left Month
| ceiio and took delightful drive to the
| University of Virginia, which jefferson
! founded The reception extended to the ex-
| ctfsionsts here was one Of the most en-
yM 1sapie features OF the trip, the rector, DIR.
| wilson Z. N Randolph, welcoming the
| guests. Speeches were made by Mr.. Hub
| bard and DR.. Mckim and others ard the
| party proceeded to the union depot, where
| dinner was partaken Of The train left
| Charlottesville at $50 arriving here sbort-
| ~ before 10 o'clock.
| The only fault found with the local ar
| rangements was the insufficient supply of
| transportation facilities from the station
| 10 Monticello, making it necessary for part
| OF the excurstonists to wait for the car
| fiageS to return, and thus delaying the ex-
erclses at Monticello for more than an
| hour, which prevented a number from Wis
| iting the University of Virginia at all. The
| committee are redeeming carriage coupons
| at their cost
The ExcurSionists.
Among those who enjoyed the trip and its
accompanying pleasures were: Gardiner
! Hubbard, president of the society; Everett
| Hayden. secretary; ex-Secretary of State
John W.Foster; Rev. DR. McKim, Prof AMI
| ;Mrs. MCGEE, G. b. Goode. William " Cox,
Maj G. |. Wilson, DR.. H. b. Deale, Mr..
| Thomas Nelson Page, Col J. w. Barlow
=; 5: A; Dr. Daniel J. Kelly, DR.. T NJ.
nncent' Mrs A. s. Crowell, Mr.. and Mrs
| FehneIi, Mrs. Hardesty, Mr.. r. G. Hardesty
Miss E. b. Boyle. Mr.. and Mrs A S. Per,
ham, Mrs. A: d. Johnston Mrs. Hagan,
;Irs. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Z. Wright,
Dr. io arthur Macdonald, Mrs. DR.. A. G. WIKI
lnson. Dr. and Mrs. H. l.. Hodgkin, Mrs. +.
| i: Harvey of Cincinnati, Mrs Z. L. Smith
| Mrs Martha Mccormick, Mrs l. NJ. Bit
nngGr. Mrs and Miss A. NJ. Wilson. Mr. H.
| b. Hodges, Mrs. Henry Miller. Miss A e,
| Chamberlain, Miss S. c. Haickcy. NIr = q
| Moore, Mrs. John Green of California. Mrs
! L. Z. Strlder, Miss Emma Strider, Mr. and
| Mrs Charles B. Ball, Mrs. Mary Bangs
MI D. {. Bangs, Mrs May Whitney Emer-
son. Mrs c. Bancroft, Mrs. H. R. b. Hamil
ton, Mrs. d. w. Prentss. Mr.. S. B. Prem
| uss, Mr. E. c. Prentss, Mrs C. W. Rich
ardson, Mr.. A. p. Montague and Mrs. Nav
| CHRISTIAN Montague, Attorney William ii
Dooiittle, Miss Mary Dooiittle. Mrs NJ. S.
Lockwood, Mrs. NJ J. Seymour, Mr.. Jobn
n; voorhees,. Miss Jennie Campbell, Prof.
Thomas Wilson, Mrs. NJ H. Elliott. DR.. ana
Mrs. Radcliff air. c. S. Noyes, Miss Moves.
Mrs A E. keeler, Mrs. l. s Stone, Miss
Stone' Dr. Murphy, Mrs. Barbour, Miss Nc
| Adoo, Mrs. Payne, Miss Elizabeth r John-
son, W. c. Whittemore, Misses Wright
| Prof Eastman, Mr.. De Caindry Represen,
tatlve and Mrs. Allen of Utah, Mr. Boeufve
| OF FRENCH embassy, Mr.. Roosevelt Page of
| the society for the Preservation of Virginia
ANTIQUITIES, DR.. H. W. Wiley and Mrs