Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-25
EXCURSIONS.

The all-day trips to Colonial Beach are
becoming very popular. The Beach looks
brighter than ever with it's newly painted
cottages, sitting in the groves of beautiful
shade trees. The weather is just warm
enough to enjoy a good salt water bath.
Quite number of people are going to
Somerset Beach No point on the Potomac
offers better inducements for days outing.
Fully five hours are given to excursionists
to battle, fish and boat, and the shade on
this point is fully equal to sheitering 5000
people For today and Sunday the Mikado
Cub and an excursion given for a charita-
Bile object are booked for the Beach. Prof
Naechers orchestra will furnish the music.
The meals on board the Moseley are still
the talk of every one. The Beach has quite
number of good hotels and accommoda-
lions can be had at reasonable rates. The
boat reaches Washington at 0 o'clock each
night.
The steamer Charles Manchester should
certainly be well filed tomorrow when she
makes both the morning and afternoon
trips to Marshall Hall: The weather bureau
promises another hot Sunday, and Marshall
Halt Is the place to go when the days
are uncomfortably warm in the city. Even
though the temperature may be the same
1t seems so much cooler at Marshall Hall,
under the huge old shade trees and on the
wide porches of the mansion. A good
breeze, fresh from the river, is always
blowing there. Sunday at Marshall Hall
need not be entirely day of rest, for there
are plenty of harmless amusements that
those who care to may indulge in. Prof
Schroeder's band will be on hand to give
those enjoyable sacred concerts on the
steamer and at the Hall. An excellent table
d hote dinner will be reSdy in the big din
ing hall when the steamer arrives. Mar
shall Hall clam chowder still occupies it's
accustomed place on the menu. Steamer
Charles Manchester leaves It'll street wharf
for Marshall Hall on Sundays at IL am.
and $50 pm
The Caledonian Club excursion to River
View yesterday was one of the most sue
cessful ever given by this society. Club
weather, good feeling and perfect order
made it pleasant for everybody. The ar
rangements to cater for the amusement of
the children were very successful, and
prizes for races were secured by Misses
Irene Jordan, Jennie Richardson Mildred
Thomas. Grace Jardine, Elsie Jordan, Ag
mes Jardine, Lolita Brakhagen, Miss Bertha
Edwards and Miss Lottie Cook. Prizes for
boys races were won by Leon Hines, Lam
bert Collins, Harry Prize. Harvey Sparks,
Grover Williams. A good exhibition of
high leap secured prizes for Louis Prize
and Grover Williams. Ladies wheelbar-
row race, blindfolded, excited much amuse-
ment, and Miss Mabel Montgomery and
Mrs. Jordan won. The Highland Fling
competition aroused the enthusiasm and
warmed the hearts to the tartan, and the
prizes were awarded to Misses Florence
ia Brakhagen.
Two steamers, the Samuel j. Pentz and
the Estelle Randall, will make trips to.
River View tomorrow, Sunday, so that all
who wish to visit the resort can do SO
without having to travel a crowded
steamer. These Sunday trips are very pop
ular, particularly with the merchants and
business men of Washington, who take adj
vantage of them to spend a day in the
country, away from the heat and noise of
the city. No matter how hot 1t may be at
home, cool breezes from the river can al
ways be found at River View, and nothing
can be more delightful than sitting on an
easy chair under the shade of the trees
listening to good music by the View orches-
ira These concerts are a feature of the
Sundays at the View, though the chute and
other attractions are also ready to give
pleasure. Tomorrow trips will be made at
IL am, 2:45, 3:45 and 6:15 pm, and after
pm. trips homeward are made every two
hours.
Capital City Commandery, Knights of
Malta, will give its annual excursion to
River View Tuesday next, and If all
signs do not fail there will be large at
tendance of the friends and members of the
commandery. Capital City Commandery
has been giving excursions to River View
for some years past, and they always have
steamer Pentz will leave her wharf at 10
I'm, 2:15 and $3.50 pm. and frequent trips
homeward will be made. The fun-produc-
Ing shoot the chute" will be in operation
all day and evening, and there will be
music and dancing from the arrival of the
morning boat until the last boat leaves at
night. Besides this there are dozens of
the visitor and help him to pass pleasant
day