Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13
SEASIDE AND PLEASURE GROUND.
Many Excursions and Picnics Book
ed for This and Next Week.

The first Of the series OF excursions TO
be run to the seaside this season, under
the auspices of the Richmond Male Or
phan Asylum, will be given June 2lst.
1t will be given under the splendid cha
pcronage OF Mrs. j. X. Gill, the popular
and efficient superintendent of the insti-
tuition, who will devote her every ener-
gy to make the trip a pleasant one. es-
pecialy to all the ladies and children
who go along. The excursion will be TO
Ocean View. via Old Point, over the
Chesapeake and Ohio. The View Is only
a Commute ride over the water from
Fort Monroe. The train will leave the
Chesapeake and Ohio Depot, Seventeenth
and Broad streets. at $50 o'clock on
June 2lst, promptly, and will ar
rive at Old Point at 1890. There the
frolckers take the steamer Endeayor for
Ocean View, which is reached at II
O'Clock. The boat leaves the View re-
turning. at 715 p. NJ. The excursionists
can take dinner at the hotel. or the
Ocean View Cafe. Of which Mr.. Chris.
Evensen is the proprietor Special cars
will he attached to the train for the
baseball rooters, who desire> to go down
to see the Norfolk game.
The Pythan excursion to Norfolk on
Wednesday, June the 10TH offers a rare
opportunity to those wishing a days out
ing at the seashore. The train leaves
Richmond at $50 A. NJ, and returning.
leaves Norfolk at p. NJ, giving the
excursionists an opportunity to spend the
day fishing, either at Newport News or
Old Point, or of visiting Ocean View or
Virginia Beach, as they may desire. The
management promise all who go plea
SAINT trip.
Union-Station Sunday school will give
one Of the cheapest, and most pleasant,
basket excursions of the season on We'd
nesday, June l6, 1891. They have char
tered the beautiful steamer Pocahontas,
and will run to Lower Brandon, where
they will land, and give the eXcurslonists
an opportunity of seeing this beautiful
place.
The excursion To jamestown on Thurs
day next promises TO be a most delight
full affair The ladies Of the Committee
on Refreshments propose to cater to
the wants of the inner man by providing
a bountiful supply Of wholesome and
toothful solids, temperance fluids, and
refreshing ices.
The Committee on Amusements are
bending their energies to provide amuse-
ment IN the saloon and between decks
for those not inclined to promenade the
upper deck and enjoy the beauties of
nature. Much interest has been aroused.
and 1t is believed the worthy cause FOR
which the ladies are striving Will be
materially benefited
The annual excursion Of the First Eng
lish Lutheran Sunday school will be
June 2ith.
The annual picnic Of the Sacred Heart
church will be held on the 18th of August.
Active preparations are being already
made for It.
A picnic and ball will be given at Blan-
don Park tomorrow, for the Italian
String Orchestra. There will be dancing
from II a. NJ until II p. NJ. The Com
mittee of Arrangements consists Of
Messrs j. Marano. w. y. Slack. and n.
Bersteine.
On Thursday. the 2ith instant. the an
nual picnic Of the Pine-Street Baptist
church Sunday school will be held at
Dunlop's farm. The train will leave the
Bryd-Street Station at A. NJ, and
large crowd will go along.
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
first moonlight for 1897 will be given on
the Pocahontas on Tuesday night. the
22d instant Large crowds of people have
signifed their intention Of going down
with the battalion on this occasion.
Calvary Baptist church will hold its
annual outing at Westoyer next Friday.
Transportation will be by boat, which will
leave the wharf at 7:i5 A. NJ
No more delightful excursion IS pro-
missed this season than that to be given
to West Point next Thursday by Che
Leigh-street Baptist Sunday school. The
train will leave Twentyelghth and Dock
streets al A. NJ.
Interest is undated In the excursion
Of the Third Presbyterian church's ex-
cursion to jamestown next Thursday.
At 8 A. NJ. sharp. the steamer will leave
the wharf. Many tickets have already
been sold.
The ladies OF the Retreat for the Sick
are rapidly getting together their select
party for the chaperoned excursion 10
Virginia Beach. and arrangements have
been completed whereby those who go
on the trip will be entertained for a
week al the Fitzhugh cottage. The Re-
treats Nashville party will leave on the
nth. and promises to be large and
most agreeable one.