The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-12-15
STUDENTS EXCURSION.
To Washington, D. c., and Philadelphia
State Normal Scoo, Bloomsbury, Pa.

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School will start on their Annual
Excursion to Washington, d. c.,
via the Pennsylvania r. r. They
will return on Friday evening, the
23rd.
The regulations of the school will
be strictly enforced throughout the
trip. The Principal will be assisted
by several members Of his faculty
who are familiar with Washington,
and the company will be separated
into groups so that each group will
have its special guide, as we'll as Of
fetal guides of the different depart
ments visited.
A new feature Of the excursion
this year will be the return via
Philadelphia on Friday, December
23rd. Several places of interest, in
cluding the U. S. Mint and Inde.
pendence Hall will be visited. Mem
bers of the excursion who desire to
remain longer in Philadelphia can
have their tickets marked so as to
be good for the return trip on any
train Saturday the 24th or Monday
the Goth.
Graduates and former students of
the school and limited number of
friends of the school will be permitt-
ed to join the excursion party. Ap-
plication for this privilege should be
made to the Principal as soon as
possible.
The entire cost of the excursion
will be $I3.75. This includes hotel
charges, railroad fare, and all other
necessary expenses, except street
car fare. Tickets will be on sale at
the school on and after December
10Th.
The following itinerary has been
arranged:
MONDAY DECEMBER 10TH.
Leave East Bloomsbury at 500 a.
III. by special train via Pennsylvania
railroad. All baggage should be
tagged with the owners name and
home address. The train will stop
at the United States Navy Yard,
where the afternoon will be spent.
Leave at 500 P. IN. on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Green Cars to Fif-
teenth street and New York Avenue.
The party will be located at the
Elsmere, 1903 H. Street, and the
Oxford Hotel, Fourteenth and New
York Avenue. Dinner at 600 p. III.
(Buy six street car tickets for (25c)
twenty-five cents, good on all lines
in the city,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2oTH.
Take street cars from hotels to
East Capitol street. Meet in the
Rotunda of the Capitol at 900 a. m.
sharp for tour of the building under
escort Of special guides. Re-assem-
BILE in the Rotunda at 1890 a. m.
Visit the New Congressional Library
until 1890 a. m. Visit the United
States Supreme Court, Capitol
Building, at IL O'Clock noon, and
witness the assembling of the Judges
and the opening of the Court. The
Senate and the House of Represen-
tatives convene at IL o'clock noon.
Take street cars at East Capitol ST.,
at 1890 p. Ill. for hotels. Lunch
con at I 100 p. III. Take street cars
at Hotels to East Capitol street and
spend the remainder of the day in
the Capitol, attend the sessions of
the Senate and House Of Represen-
tatives, and complete tour of the
New Congressional Library. Take
street cars at East Capitol street for
hotels. Dinner at 600 P. NJ.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2IsT.
Visit Bureau of Engraving and
Printing at 900 a. M, Smithsonian
Institution, and National Museum
Luncheon at hotels at 1880 p. IN.
Special train of electric cars over the
Mount Vernon Electric Railway will
leave station on Pennsylvania Ave. =,
and Thirteenth street at 1880 p. IN.
sharp for trip to Mount Vernon,
stopping at Alexandria and Airing
ton National Cemetery on return
trip.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22ND.
Visit State, War and Navy Build
ing at a. M, White House at 10
a. m, United States Treasury at II
a. m. Luncheon at hotels. In
the afternoon, visit the Public Print
ing Office, Pension Office, New
Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the
Washington Monument. The ele-
vator in the monument will carry