Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
EXCURSIONS.

Any one who has doubt in his mind as
to the good times that are enjoyed on the
special Saturday evening excursions to
Fortress Monroe, Virginia Beach, Ocean
View, Norfolk and Portsmouth, or VINO
does not understand why these outings
should be popular need only take one
of these delightful trips to appreciate how
thoroughly enjoyable they are. The sail on
the Potomac and Chesapeake bay is a true
pleasure journey, for the salty air is cool
and refreshing and the nights on the water
are beautiful. one could not ask for more
delightful places to visit than Fortress
Monroe. Virginia Beach and Ocean View.
The fishing. surf bathing and boating is as
fine at these famous summer resorts as at
any other point on the Atlantic seaboard.
The Hygea and Chamberln's new hotel
ar" known the country over for their mag
nifcence. The shiDyards at Newport News
are especially interesting to naval folks.
The three big battle ships. kcarSarge, Ken
lucky and Illinois, are being finished there
and Will soon be ready for their trial trips
Another feature which makes these trips so
popular Is that the fare for the round trip
is reduced, tickets sold on Saturday
night being good to return on the steamer
leaving Fortress Monroe and Norfolk Mon
cay night. one of the elegant steamers of
the Norfolk and Washington line viii make
special trip on Saturday of this week
leaving It'll street wharf at G:30 pm. and
reaching Old Point and Norfolk early Sun
day morning. The rates will be reduced as
usual.
Those who wish to spend a pleasant even
ing and who desire rest and comfort most
of all will find that the ride to Marshall
Hall and Indian Head on the steamer
Charles Manchester leaves little to be de-
sired. Those who desire can stop off at
Marshall Hall where dancing is as popular
as ever and Prof. Schroeder's Band plays
all the popular new music. Parties spend
ing the day at Marshall Hall can avail
themselves of the Manchester Indian Head
trip without extra cost. The steamer
Charles Manchester leaves every evening
at $50 o'clock, Sundays excepted for Mar
shall Hall and Indian Head. Additional
trips are made to Mt. Vernon and Mar
shall Hall at 10 am. and 80 pm.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at S:45 M
the steamer T. V. Arrowsmith leaves 18th
street wharf for the lower Potomac and
Chesapeake bay, returning Wednesday and
Friday, arriving at Washington about 6
pm. The steamer will stop at Clifton
Beach Stf's, Stuart's, Riverside Colonial
Beach, Colton's, finey Point, ST. Georges
Island ana Smiths Creek. These daylight
trips give an opportunity to See the Poto-
mae river and Chesapeake bay ana afford
view OF all bays and rivers tributary to
the Potomac, and allow ample time to stop
OF at all the popular summer and eXcur-
sion resorts on the Potomac. The rates of
fare will be graded to points touched.
Colonial Beach has always been most
pie of Washington and Alexandria, and this
was shown yesterday, when the steamer
Pentz carried a throng numbering about
500 persons to the Beach. Tomorrow she
Will make another of these popular trips
leaving her wharf at m. and Alexandria
at $50 am. This will be her annual coun-
try excursion to the Beach and hundreds
of the residents of the neighborinR coun-
ties of Maryland and Virginia will make
the trip Those who go from here can have
an opportunity of meeting their country
cousins and having most enjoyable time
On the trips the River View orchestra will
furnish concert music and ample time to
| take a bath and enjoy the other attractions
at the Beach will be given. The excursion
| tickets sold for this trip are good to return
at any time during the summer on either
the steamer Pentz the Harry Randall
The Caledonian Club, the social organiZa
ton of the Scottish citizens of Washington
will give another of its popular outings the
second of the season, at River View next
Friday, and most pleasant time is antici-
pated. The committee in charge has ar
| ranged for the usual Caledonian sports for
the ladies and children, and the winners
will be presented with very handsome
prizes.