Evening star., 1899-07-21
EXCURSIONS.

coming Sunday at Fortress Monroe, Vir-
ginia Beach, Ocean View, Newport News,
Norfolk or Portsmouth need not be disap-
pointed in their plans. for the special re-
duced rate excursion of last week was so
successful that the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company has arranged for an
other of these delightful trips tomorrow
evening. The sail on the Potomac and
Chesapeake bay is one of the chief pleas
ures of the entire trip. The steamers are
handsomely furnished throughout, are
equipped with all the modern conveniences
and lighted by electricity. and the refresh
ing nights sleep which one enjoys in the
spacious state rooms on board is luxury
that all who take the trip long to repeat.
One of the steamers of this line will leave
Ith street wharf tomorrow evening at $50
o'clock, arriving at Fortress Monroe and
Norfolk early Sunday morning, and reach
ing this city on the return trip Monday
morning.
This evening at $50 o'clock the steamer
Charles Manchester will make the regular
Friday evening trip to Marshall Hall and
Indian Head. These trips the most de-
hghtful ones that can be had on the blue
waters of the Potomac. Prof. Schroeder's
fine band will render all the latest concert
music on the down trip and popular dance
music at the Hall. Indian Head trips are
given every Thursday, Friday and Saturday
at $50 pm. Parties going to Marshall Hall
on any of the day trips can take the even
ing steamer on it's arrival at the Hall and
avail themselves of the Indian Head trip.
The Manchester also makes daily trips to
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hail at 10 a. m
and $50 pm. and on Sundays to Marshall
Hall at IL am, 2:30 and $50 pm
Arlington seems never to lose its attract
iveness, and just as surely as Sunday rolls
around just so sure are there to be goodiy
number who spend part of the day at the
beautiful national cemetery. Many enjoy
a ramble about the grounds to see the hun
dreds Of graves of the nations dead, While
many more go to escape the heat of the
day, for II IS always cool under the huge
old shade trees which plenty there.
Another reason for Sunday being such
popular day at Arlington is the fact that
reduced rates are in force the electric
trains of the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon railway. Special through
trains leave the station at 1879 street and
Pennsylvania avenue every forty-five min
unteS in addition to the regular service on
Sunday If the weather is good. The fare
for the round trip to both Alexandria and
Mount Vernon is also reduced after pm
on these electric trains.
One of the most delightful trips to salt
water Is that of the steamer L. V. Arrow
smith. which leaves tomorrow evening at 6
o'clock tor Colonial Beach, Colton's. Piney
Point, st. Georges Island and Smiths
creek. This trip gives an entire day and a
night on salt water, and arrives home Sun
day at 10 p. m. The fishing, grabbing
sailing and bathing excellent at all the
above named resorts. Colton's and Piney
Point both expect large crowds, while Colo
NAL Beach will come in for its share of the
patronage. The steamer T. V. ArroWSmith
with accommodation and cafe first-class
in every respect, leaves every Saturday
evening at o'clock during the summer for
the lower Potomac river resorts: home Sum
day night, 10 o'clock.
Crossman's Grove. at Falls Church, is
just the sort of place that most folks would
n mir 1ia &c
embracing about forty acres, having plenty
OF shade trees and pure water. Electric
cars run to Crossmans Grove about every
halt hour making it very convenient to the
city. These electric cars which start from
the Aqueduct bridge also form the quickest
ana most attractive route to Arlington
Ihey ma Ike the trip without change and
stop at the main entrance to the national
cemetery, from which point the most in
terest1ng parts of the grounds are reached
over broad paved walks.
The regular family-day trims Of tho
steamer Samuel j. Pentz to River View
VIII be made as usual, tomorrow These
lamlly or chlidrens days are intended to be
given up to the young folks, and the re-
duced price of tickets is made 50 that
parents can take all their little ones to the
View at small cost. The children will to-
morrow be given full liberty of the grounds
ana can run about and play to their hearts
content Dancing and all the other amuse-
ments Will be ready for the children and
chute tickets will be sold at half price
tomorrow the steamer Pentz will leave her
wharf at 10 m, 2:15 and Gao p.m and the
return trips will be made at 1215 ). and
1879 pm. On the family trips at 10 a M
end 2:lJ pm. the low-rate tickets will he
sold On The evening boat they viii be
at the usual price.
The handsome steamer Estelie Randall
VIII make another of those enjoyable trips
to Chapel Point on Sunday next leaving
ner wharf, loot of 9TH street, at , TN. The
sail Of 10 miles on the river will be found
very pleasant these hot days. and at Chap
e. Point fine salt water bathing, grabbing
and fishing will be found At Hotel Belle
view, winch is under new management.
dinner will be served to all who desire if
at city prices. The return trip will be made
so as to reach home by 10 pm.