Evening star., 1898-09-02
EXCURSIONS.


| such an opportunity to see SO many United
States war vessels together as Is now af-
forded by the huge feet off Old Point Com
fort. There are probably fifty fighting
crafts at anchor there, with new arrivals
every day. The cruiser San Francisco, Ad-
miral Howelfs flagship, is still in the Roads
and the waters are dotted with any num-
| Der of gunboats. converted gunboats, auxil-
fary cruisers, torpedo boats etc. The off,
GERS on board are glad to have. visitors
come and be shown over the vessels, as
Well as to learn all about the crews. YES
sells, guns, machinery and other details
that are wonderfully interesting to the
tandsmen- Those who took advantage of
| the reduced rates offered by the Norfolk
| and Washington Steamboat Company last
Saturday know what delightful time they
| had. especially when visiting the fleet. The
| same reduced rates will be in effect tomor-
| row evening, and, Monday being Labor
| day, the tickets will be good to return
either on Sunday or Monday evening. The
| elegant steamer of the Norfolk and Wash
| ington line will leave 9TH street wharf to-
| morrow evening at $50, arriving at Fort
| ress Monroe early Sunday morning.
Instead of diminishing in popularity as
| the season advanced the reduced rate eX-
| cursions to Arlington on the electric trains
| of the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
| Vernon railway have steadily increased in
| favor since they were fnauguratad. The
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| trip to Arlington very economical way of
spending the morning and evening. Airing
| ton is one of the most beautiful places for
many miles about the city, with its shady
walks, huge old trees, beautiful grounds
and fragrant flowers. Electric trains leave
| the station at 1313 street and Pennsylvania
avenue every fortyfve minutes during the
| day and avenng. Reduced rates will also
| be in effect over this line between this
city and Alexandria on Sunday.
The delightful evening sail to Marshall
Hall and Indian Head on the steamer
Charles MacaleS ter will soon BE- thing of
ed. The evening trips to Marshall Hall
and Indian Head this evening and tumor-
row may be the last two outings of the
season, so that large crowd is sura to be
| on hand to take farewell ride down the
Potomac, on the Manchester. These rides
will be rendered doubly enjoyable to many
| on account of the full moon shining during
| the ride home and bathing the water and
| the shores with silvery light, making the
whole scene almost as bright as day
Steamer Charles Macalester leaves Ith
street wharf at 630 pm, stopping at Mar
| shall Hall both ways. Those who spend
| the day at the Hall can take the evening
| sail to Indian Head without any extra
| charge. Three trips will be made 20 Mar
| shall Hall on Sunday, the Manchester leav-
| Ing at IL am, 2:30 and $50 pm. This
| gives chance to spend the entire day at
Marshall Hail. or to take the evening sail
| and return home in the moonlight There
| is no need Of being bothered with lunch
baskets, the Marshall Hall table d'hote
dinners will be served on the arrival of the
steamer.
One of the pleasantest ways of spending
an evening that the ''stay-at-homes" can
enjoy is to take the cars of the Georgetown
and Tenleytown railway and go for ride
to West Chevy Chase and Bethesda Park.
The railway runs through part of the pret-
test portions of the District, the road for
the greater part of the way being about
lava yx-ff tpa dac ha
fresh country air and cool breeZes that one
enjoys the ride affords a view of the naval
observatory. Red Top the former home
of ex-Presdent Cleveland; the American
University. Cleveland Park. Grassland"
the late residence of Mr. Whitney, Presi-
dent Clevelands Secretary of the Navy;
Fort Reno, the highest point in the Dis
trict, and many spots and places intimately
connected with the colonial days. The cleo
tric cars of the Georgetown and Tenley
town railway connects at 32d and NJ streets
with the avenue cars, and at sd and P
streets with the F street cars every ten
minutes during the day and evening.
The with Spain and the pressure of
business after peace was declared has kept
many of the government employees confined
to their desks all summer. To those espe-
cfally Sunday and Labor day will afford
welcome opportunity to enjoy a much
needed outing. An excursion, arranged
with this end in view, is the trip tomorrow
to Ocean City, Nd. special train will
1905 pm, arriving at the seashore in
ample time to enjoy one of those fine sup
pers for which the Atlantic Hotel is SO
famous. The tickets will be good to return
until September &, inclusive, fast express
trains leaving Ocean City on both Monday
and Tuesday evenings at 4:45, reaching
this city at 11:45 pm Tickets have been
reduced for this special excursion, and
lower rates will be in force at the Atlantic
Hotel to all who take the trip. Tickets,
etc, can be obtained at the office of Mr.. ].
+. Waggaman, 700 14th street.
Picnic parties who intend spending labor
day in the country should go to Crossman's
Grove at Falls Church. 1t is a beautiful
grove of about forty acres, with plenty of
fine old shade trees and excellent water. l.
is very convenient from all parts of the
city. Electric cars leave the Aqueduct
bridge every half hour from 6 am. until
midnight for Arlington, Fort Myer, Fos-
toria, Crossman's Grove and Falls Church.
The first excursion of David d. Porter
Command, No. Is, Union Veterans Union,
will be given on Monday next, Labor day,
end the destination of the soldiers and
their friends will be the Great Falls of the
Potomac This most picturesque point of
the most famous old river will be reached
after delightful trip up the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal on the commodious mule
yacht. The yacht will leave Aqueduct
bridge union station at $50 a. m. Tickets
will be on sale at the boat, the fare for
adults being 80 cents and for children %
cents. Gen. Robert G. Dyrenforth, COM
HldIuST-lH- -cIlei OF the U. V. u, ana lam
lily are expected to be present.
The last of the family-day children'S out
ings at River View will be made tomorrow
and the steamer Samuel ]. Pentz will make
three trips to the View in order to carry to
the View all the little folks who are eX-
pected to go. These children's days have
always been enjoyable and the children
nave appreciated their visits to the View
by thoroughly enjoying themselves. To-
morrow the Pentz will leave her wharf at
10 am, 2:15 and Gas pm, and, returning,
will leave River View at 12:I5, 3. s and
1880 pm. The usual low priced tickets will
be sold for the 10 am and 2:15 pm. trips
SO that parents can take all their little ones
to the View and give them an opportunity
to enjoy this last outing of the season For
the entertainment of those who visit River
View tomorrow there will be music and
dancing all day and evening, and the chute
the flying horses the goat and pony teams
etc, will be ready to furnish the children
amusement. Stops will be made al Alex
andria on all trips tomorrow.
About 200 of the children from the Wash
ington City Orphan Asylum are today the
guests of Miss Estelle Randall at River
View. The children in charge of Mrs Cole
man, went to the View on the morning trip
of the steamer Pentz and were taken in
charge by Miss Randall and given rides on