Evening star., 1898-09-07
EXCURSIONS.

This evenings trip of the steamer Samuel
]. Pentz to River View, at 6:45 o'clock, and
Saturdays and Sundays trips to River
View will close the season at this pretty
resort, and Monday morning next the
buildings and grounds will be stripped and
put in winter garb. Today the fathers and
mothers of Washington have taken advan-
tage of the cheap family day tickets to
give their little ones an outing before the
schools open, and hundreds of children are
at the View today having good time.
Saturday will be another and the last fam
lily day of the season, and parents should
take advantage of it to give their lttle
people one more day at pretty River View,
where they are made welcome and allowed
to amuse themselves in their own way.
The usual family-day price will prevail on
the two early trips on Saturday next, and
the steamer PentZ will leave her wharf at
10 am, 2:15 and 6:45 pm. Stops will be
made at Alexandria, usual.
Three more opportunities Will be present.
ed this week to enjoy the delightful even
ing sails to Marshall Hall and Indian Head
on the steamer Charles Macalester-on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
These trips usually end with the coming CT
September, but the weather has been SO
propitious and so many requests have been
made to continue the outings that the COM
pany has decided to give them as long as
telling how soon the evenings may become
too cool to be comfortable on the water,
SO that all should take advantage of the
trips this week and go for farewell even
ing on the Potomac. That q large crowd
will be on hand each evening is assured,
for these delightful evening cuttings have
grown more and more popular as the sea-
son advanced, and every one seems 10th
to know that they must be soon discon-
tinued. The steamer will stop at Marshall
returning
dian Head, giving an opportunity 10 speEd
the evening there and enjoy the, dancing 6
in the big pavilion. Prof. Schroeders hand
will be on hand to furnish their excellent
music. Steamer Charles Manchester leaves
7th street wharf at 6:30 on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday evenings, as We'll as at
10 am. and 2:30 pm. Those who so to
Marshall Hall on the early boats may
board the steamer in the evening and en-
joy the sail to Indian Head without any
extra charge.
The Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company have received so many requests
to give another of those delightful Satur-
day evening excursions to Fortress Mon
roe, Norfolk, Newport News, Virginia
Beach and Ocean View that they have de-
cided to reduce the regular fare for the
round trip again on Saturday of this week.
Those who were unable to take advantage
OF the reduced rates on the previous Satur-
days and go to see the huge fleet of war
vessels off Old Point Comfort should en-
gage state rooms as early as possible, as
this may be the last opportunity that may
be offered to see the fighting craft. The
elegant steamer Newport News will leave
1th street wharf Saturday evening at $780,
arriving at Fortress Monroe and Norfolk
early Sunday morning. passing through the
entire fleet of war vessels. A special trip
by daylight will be made by the steamer
Norfolk of the Norfolk and Washington
line on Monday to Fortress Monroe and
Norfolk, the steamer leaving 7th street
wharf at 8 am. Those who have ever
taken the sail down the Potomac and
Chesapeake bay to "Old Point" know what
a delightful outing 1t affords. Any infor-
nation about either of these trips can be
obtained at the Office of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, at 7th
street wharf.