Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
EXCURSIONS.

Inc Saturday excursions to Fortress
Monroe, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and
ocean View via the Norfolk and Washing
ION steamboat Company's steamers grow
IN popularity as the season advances The
fourth of these delightful trips by water
Will be made on the Newport News next
saturday, and, judging by the number of
state rooms already engaged, the coming
excursion will be even better patroaized
than the last. The sail down the Potomac
and Chesapeake bay on one of the lux
urious boats of this line affords good
nights rest and every other comfort that
is provided on the first-class steamboats,
OF today. After having spent Sunday at
Virginia Beach or Ocean View, passengers
take the boat again in the evening which
returns them home, thoroughly rested in
leaves wharf, foot of 18th street, at pm,
and arrives at other end of line early next
morning.
Ocean City, Md, is fast becoming one of
the most popular of seaside resorts with.
Washngtonians. Fully two hundred went
down on the excursion last Saturday, and
the hotels and boarding houses are all
comfortably filled, besides all the cottages
are occupied except two. personally con-
Quoted excursion train leaves Baltimore
and Ohio depot for Ocean City via Bay
Ridge every Saturday at pm. Passen-
gers arrive at Ocean City at 7:3O, and re-
turn to Washington Sunday night at 10 D.
M. The surf is considered the finest on the
Atlantic coast, and the fishing is all that
could be desired.
A. M. and of the Daughters of America
will give a united excursion to River View
on the fast steamer Samuel J. Pentz to-
morrow, and the members of the two pa
triotic orders are looking forward to hav-
ing good time. The Pentz will leave her
wharf at 10 am, and 6:45 pm, and,
judging from the advance sale of tickets
a large crowd will attend. All the numer-
GUS attractions at River View will be in
operation for the entertainment of the Wis
itors to the View, and there will be music
and dancing all day on the cool and airy
pavilion. Chris. Arth's Orchestra will fur
nish the music for the dancing. Those who
attend are promised a good time by the
committee in charge.
There will be a merry party take posses
sion Of Marshall Hall tonight. 1t is the
cason of the annual excursion of the St.
Vincent de Paul Society of ST. Dominic's
Church. This society yearly scores a
marked success in the annals of excursions,
and the managers this time have made
strenuous efforts that it may come up to,
If not surpass, the attempts on previous
dates. OF course, the object of the society
is we'll knoWn-to aid the poor and needy
of the parish of ST. Dominic's. and that
worthy purpose alone would attract people
enough who are glad to lend their presence
TO Such cause as to NIL the steamer.
Schroeder's band will play for the dancers
and render selections on the steamer. One
of the pleasantest outings of the year will
undoubtedly take place this trip, and it
behooves all who care for fun and prefer a
select party to make themselves one of the
guests for tonight. The Manchester leaves
at $780,
Tomorrow. Thursday, the Manchester will
play a double bill, as it were. The Cald-
well Commandery. K. of p, will spend an
evening at Marshall Hall, and thea the
steamer will continue on to Indian Head
on her regular weekly run. Lots Of friends
of the Caldwell Commandery have been
waiting for this occasion, and will make a
big part of the crowd on the boat. Then
the regular devotees of the Indian Head
trip will have possession of the steamer On
her extended run down the river. Every
thing imaginable has been done by the
committee of the Caldwells to provide their
friends with pleasurable outing and fro m
the bill that has been arranged there can
be no doubt as to the success of the TRIP
Dancing and all the regular forms of eli
tertainment at the Hall will be enjoyed,
and from the time the Manchester gets 10
the wharf until it blows for the home trip
there will not be one minute when plenty
to occupy attention and amuse at the same
time, will be lacking. The Manchester
leaves on this double trip, to the Hall, ard
the extra run to Indian Head at 6:3O o'clock
tomorrow night.