Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-05
EXCURSIONS.

EXCURSIONS.
The Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company filed a long-felt want when 1t In
augurated those special Saturday evening
excursions to Fort Monroe, Norfolk, Vir-
g1nia Beach, Ocean View, Portsmouth and
Newport News. These delightful trips fur
nish just what business men and their fam
HES and those in official life desire-an OPP
portunity to leave the heat of the city on
Saturday, after business is over, and spend
SunGay on the OCEAN, besides getting two
nights OF refreshing sleep on the steamer
and return home in ample time for business
Monday morning. One of the elegant steam
ers of this line will leave it's wharf foot of
Ith street, on another of these special ex-
curslons Saturday evening at $50, arriving
at Old Point Comfort and Norfolk Sunday
morning. The surf bathing at Virginia
Beach and Ocean View is as fine as at any
other points on the Atlantic seaboard. The
accommodations en- the steamers leave
nothing to be desired. Those expecting to
take in this trip should secure state rooms
as early as possible, to avoid disappont-
nent, as they are all taken long before the
time for the departure of the steamers ar
rives.
The management of the Washington
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railway an
nounces that round-trip tickets between
Washington, Arlington and Alexandria will
again be reduced the coming Sunday. These
SpScidl Sufludy excursions 10 Arlington, be-
ing SO inexpensive, enable everybody, prac-
ucally, to spend a comfortable day or even
ing in the beautiful woodlands at and about
the National cemetery. The location of
Arlington is several hundred feet above the
city, and the breezes which come up the
Potomac are much more refreshing and
cooling than when they reach the asphalt
streets of the city. Then, too, the ride on
the cars, en- route, is cool and pleasant the
route being through many points of historic
interest. Electric trains leave station 1917
street and Pennsylvania avenue, for Ar
lington and Alexandria about every half
hour throughout the day and evening.
Plenty of cars. No crowd;ng.
Hundreds will again take in the sail to
Marshall Hall ard Indian Head on the
steamer Charles Manchester this evening
and tomorrow evening. Those ford of
ddncing cannot resist the temptation to
stop at Marshall Hall and trip the light
fantastic to the strains of Professor
Sohroeder's Band, while those who desire
comfort and rest proceed to Indian Head in
the cool breeze blowing up the Potomac
These Indian Head trips will be made every
thursday Friday and Saturday evening
throughout the season. The boat leaves
9TH street wharf at 6:30 sharp. In addi-
ton, daily trips are made to Marshall Hall
and Mt. Vernon at 10 am. and $50 D. m.
On Sundays the Manchester leaves for Mar
shall Hall al IL am. go and $50 p m.
Sacred concerts on boat and at the Hall.
How would you like to he on top of the
Washington monument this hot weather?
Y on can be ION a lever' with it # Won take
trolley ride on the cars of the George
town and Tenleytown railroad any after
neon or evening This suburban road is
along the highest points in the District
The scenery en- route Is beautiful and one
can see the naval observatory, Red Top"
the former summer home Of ex-President
Cleveland; the American Cniversi.y Cleve-'
land Park, Grass Lands" the late 1cs-
dence of eX-Secretary Whitney; Fort Reno,
the highest DDint in the District ipb-
lards,' a relic of revolutionary times and
many other places of interest. The route
via the Georgetown and Tenley town road
is also the most comfortable way of reach
ing Glen Echo, as you are certain of a good
seat both going and coming. This IS the
scheme: On arriving Mt West Chevy Chase
(one fare, you board a car on the Wash
ington and Glen Echo road and thereby
crowds at the circle. Connections are made
with avenue cars at s2d and VI streets
and "F street cars at 32d and y streets
every ten minutes.
One of the most popular Saturday excur-
sions from this city is the run on the
commodious and fast-sailing steamer T. "
Arrowsmith for Riverside Colonial Beach.
Colton's, Piney Point. St Georges Island
and other Lower Potomac" resorts The
ArrowSmith leaves her wharf eVery Sat.
urday at o'clock pm, returning 20 the
city Sunday night at about 10 o'clock. This
trip is decidedly the cheapest trip out of
Washington, which affords a whole day
and night on the water. The bathing
and fishing at Colonial Beach are reported
to be unusually good this summer. The
appointments and accommodations on the
Arrowsmith are strictly first class. Every
body has good time.
Now that the government has decided 20
move the army encamped near Falls
Church, those who have not visited Camp
Alger should certainly do so before the
boys break camp" It's an inspiring
scene. this city of tents, with twenty-five
thousand or more of Uncle Sans troops
training for active military service 1t has
been thirty-three years since such sight
has been seen in this country, and t may
be much longer before any of us see it
again. The electric cars OF the Washing
ton, Arlington and Falls Church railroad
leave Aqueduct bridge every half hour from
8 am. until midnight. At Falls Church
carriages are in waiting to conduct visitors
to the camp and back.
The third annual excursion of Division
No 2, Ancient Order of Hibernians, held
at River View yesterday, took its place
with the two former successful outings of
this popular organization. An unexpected
downpour of rain in the afternoon put an
end to the outdoor athletic program, but
in every other particular the pleasure of
the large crowd was not interfered with
A base ball game in the afternoon bet Teen
the Hibernians and GonZaga College wos
won by the latter, the score being to o.
The prize bowling match ended at $50
o'clock IN the evening with the score tie
at % points, between Capt. Sterrett, Luke
]. Croghan and Thomas Kennedy. On the
roll-off Mr.. Croghan captured first prize
Capt Sterrett being second. In charge of
the excursion were the following:
Officers-Rossa F. Downing, president;
William j. McEvoy, financial secretary;
John +. Victory, vice president Patrick
O'Donoghue, treasurer; Joseph w. McCann
recording secretary; Thomas Fay, SER
geant-at-arms; l.. A. Downey, sentinel;
Thomas ]. Donovan chairman standing
committee.
Excursion committee-James Considine
chairman: John Fitzgerald, John Stack
Michael Barry, Edward Brosnan, Andrew
Gleeson, James Sullivan, James F. Brooks,
M. P. Sullivan, Eugene Brosnan, L. j.
Croghan, NJ p. CAVITY, Thomas Fay,
Thomas p. Kennedy, Daniel Driscoll.
James Dugan and T. J. Donovan.
The regular Saturday family day trims
of the steamer Samuel ]. Pentz will he
made as usual tomorrow to River View,
and parents are invited to bring all their
little ones and give them a day in the
country. The children are always welcome
at River View on Saturdays, and are al
lowed the full liberty of the grounds to
run about and play to their hearts con-
tent. Then, too, the chute, the flying
horses. the goat and pony teams, &c. will