Evening star., 1898-08-03
EXCURSIONS.

Inc many hundredS who are gong TO
Colonial Beach each day prove the popu-
!. larity of that favorite resort. The last
week has been record breaker. The ho-
tells and cottages are doing fourishing
business, and hundreds can be seen in
bathing each day. The surf during August
and September rivals Atlantic City. Capt.
w. P. Mulin, the champion diver and
swimmer, is giving daily exhibitions from
the pavilion each day, which can be wit
messed by all, free of charge. The Moseley
management proposes also to run special
excursion TO Somerset Beach on Thursday,
August 4, at popular prices. The special is
run 70 introduce this beautiful resort to the
Washington public There is plenty of
shade, and beautiful groves are scattered
all over the Beach. There is also good
bathing, fishing and grabbing. Excursion
lists will have fully seven hours at the
Beach to enjoy themselves.
Division No. ., Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, will give it's annual excursion to
River View tomorrow The steamer Sam
uel j. Pentz will leave her dock at the foot
of Ith street at 10 am, 2:15 and $50 D. m.
Dancing. athletic and aquatic sports, and
other FORMS of amusement, will make tile
day down the river most enjoyable
one The former excursions of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians have always been pop
ular, and from the attractions arranged
for this year it is expected that tomorrow's
excursion will eclipse all others
OF all the many pleasant excursions from
Washington the most delightful is that to
Fortress Monroe, Norfolk. Virginia Beach.
Ocean View and Newport News the
modern steamers of the Norfolk and Wash
fngton Steamboat Company, the Saturday
evening trip especially being we'll patron
lied. Sc popular have been these 'spe-
clai, Saturday trips, which give one two
nights on the boat and all day Sunday at
Old Point. Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Ocean
View or Newport News, that all the state
roc ms have been engaged long before the
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reason why the Saturday night trips are
so popular is because the fare is reduced.
Then, again. there is much activity in naval
circles at Fort Monroe and Norfolk, Incl
dent to the war and officers in uniform
are much in evidence at ali hotels, both at
Old Point and Virginia Beach. Another
of these reduced rate excursions Will be
given the coming Saturday, and those in
tending to go should secure state rooms
early to avoid disappointment. The boat
leaves at 6:33 pm
Those who are not so fortunate as to be
able to get away from the city this hot
weather look forward with much pleasure
to the Indian Head trips on the steamer
Charles Manchester Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings of each week. Now
that there is no longer any fear of mines
the boat is well filed on every trip. It's a
luxury. indeed. to sit back in Il comfort
able steamer chair, after a not. trying day
in the heat, and be famed by cool breezes
as the boat speeds on it's way to the strains
of pleasant music Those who are fond of
dancing may stop at Marshall Hail. as
the boat stops at the Hall both going and
coming, as in seasons past. Pfot. Schfoe-
der's band plays all the popular music
botn on the boat and at Marshall Hall.
Refreshments are served at city prices.
Manchester leaves her wharf Thursdays'
Fridays and Saturdays at $50 pm, in ad-
dition to regular trips at 10 I'm. and Z:o
pm. The morning and afternoon poat
steps at Mount Vernon daily except Sum
day. On Sundays the Manchester leaves
for Marshall Hall at II am, 2:3O and G:3o
pm. Sacred concerts.
another of those exceedingly popular ex-
clrsions 10 Ocean City Md is down on
tn. program for Friday of this week, and
a larger crowd than any previous week Is
already assured. Ocean City is Maryland
only seaside resort It's proximity to
Washington and Baltimore, its fine
cellent fishing and healthy surroundings
have made It what it already is-cne of the
NEST popular and successful resorts ON the
Atlantic ocean. Ocean City being SUI
rounded entirely by water-ocean on one
side and Sinepuxent lay on the others
there is an absence Of mosquitoes, which
distinguishes it above other seashore re-
SC rts. Through fast trains leave Baltimore
and Ohio depot every Friday at o'clock,
going via Baltimore. On account of re-
duCed rates tickets are good to return only
until Sunday night.
The children of ST. Joseph's and st. Vim
cents Orphan Asylum were the guests of
Capt. and Mrs. e. S. Randall at River
about 900, in charge of the good Sisters of
Charity and the Holy Cross, went to the
View on the 10 o'clock trip of the steamer
Pentz and are spending the day shooting
the chute riding the flying horses and
playing about under the shade trees at
the View. They are having a good time
and will return home the ) O'Clock boat
this evening.