Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-01
EXCUR SIONS.

EXCURSIONS.
Labor day comes just right for those who
want to spend Sunday out of town, for
they can leave Saturday evening and not
return until Tuesday, thus giving two en-
tire days away from the city. Approaching
this fact, the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company has arranged for a
most delightful Labor day excursion to
Fortress Monroe, Virginia Beach, Ocean
View, Norfolk and Portsmouth. Round trip
tickets for the trip on Saturday evening
will be sold at a special reduced price,
which will be good to return until Mon
day night, inclusive. This will give two
nights on the Potomac and Chesapeake
bay. in the bracing. salty air. and both Sun
day and Monday at "Old Point" Virginia
Beach and Ocean View. And two days Is
little enough in which to take in the many
pleasures which abound at these famous
summer resorts The grim. frowning old
fortress at Old Point and the navy yard at
Norfolk are very interesting places to visit.
Then there the shpyards at Newport
News where the big battle ships kear-
sarge. Kentucky and Illinois are being fin
ished. The former is almost ready for her
trial trip, her huge 13-inch guns being now
in place. One of the elegant steamers of
the Norfolk and Washington line will leave
7th street wharf at $50 Saturday evening,
and reach Fortress Monroe and Norfolk
early Sunday morning. Steamers leave the
latter points for this city every evening in
the year Tickets for this special excursion
may be obtained at the various city ticket
offices and at the Office Of the company at
18th street wharf.
There are good many folks in all parts
of the city who spend some of the morn
ing or afternoon hours at Arlington on
Sunday They like the air Of quiet and
rest that seems to hover over the national
cemetery, while the evergreen lawns, the
multitudes of beautiful flowers and the
huge old shade trees never seem to lose
their charm. Then there are the thousands
of graves of the nations dead. the heroes
OF three wars. that will repay a visit. One
reason why Sunday is such a popular day
for going to Arlington is that the Wash
1ngton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon rail-
way reduces the regular fare for the round
trip. Special through trains are also run
on Sunday, in addition to the regular SER
vice. These trains leave the station at 1872
street and Pennsylvania avenue every
for ,y-five minutes, running direct to Ar
lington without change, and stopping only
at the Sheridan and McCleliand gates.
These electric trains also provide a very
quick and convenient route to Mount Yer
non Trains leave the station every hour
from 10 am to pm, making the trip in
either direction in fifty-fve minutes.
Folks who are going for a picnic in the
country on Labor day will make no mis-
take If they decide on Crossman's Grove,
at Falls Church, as the place for their out
Ing. 1t Is beautiful spot of about forty
acres. with abundance of shade trees
and plenty of excellent spring water 1t is
very convenient to the city, too, electric
cars running from the Aqueduct bridge for
Falls Church every half hour. These cars
also run to Arlington without change max
in, the trip in only five minutes, and land
ing passengers at the main entrance to the
national cemetery, which is connected to
the mansion by broad paved walks.
Those who wish to spend Sunday out of
town and have a thorough outing and
reach home Sunday night at 10 o'clock will
do well to take the steamer T. " Arrow
smith for Colonial Beach or any of the
Piney Point. St. Georges island and d
Smiths Creek. This trip gives an entire
night and a day on salt water, well as
chance to be in cool river breezes and
enjoy the beautiful scenery along the river
and have an opportunity to fish, crab, sail
and battle In salt water. This Is a very
reasonable trip, and the accommodations
on the steamer are frst-class in every re-
spect. On Tuesdays and Thursdays the
Arrowsmith leaves at s:45 am. for the
lower Potomac and Chesapeake bay stop
Beach Colton's, Piney Point, ST Georges
Island and Smiths Creek The steamer re-
turning reaches Washington Wednesday
and Friday at pm. These are daylight
rivers tributary to the Potomac. The rates
of fare are graded to points touched
On Monday, Labor day, the steamer Ar
roWsmith Will make a special trip to Colo
NAL Beach only, leaving It'll street wharf
at 8 am: home at 10 pm. Passengers 90
ing to Colonial Beach on the Saturday eveo-
ing trip can return either Sunday or Mon
day Labor day..
The news that the evening sails To Mar
shall Hall and Indian Head on the steamer
charles Manchester on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings of this week might
be the last trips of the season served to
make these outings among the most sue
cessful ones of the summer. All the young
folks seem to want just one more ride on
the water and one dance in the big pavilion
at Marshall Hall to the excellent music of
Prof Schroeder's Band. Those of more
mature years seem 10th to give up the even
Ing rides in the cool river breeZes to In
dian Head, which have been such a COM
fort and pleasure to the stay-at- homes
The steamer Charles Manchester will leave
this and tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock
for the sail to Marshall Hall and Indian
Head. The Manchester also makes daily
trips to Mount Vernon and Marshall Hail
to Marshall Hall at II am, 2:3O and Gao
pm.
Colonial Beach is delightful place to
visit at this season of the year. and no
more pleasant way can be had to reach the
Beach than on the fast excursion steamer
samuel j. Pentz The Pentz will make two
trips to the Beach next week. on Tuesday
and Thursday. Each day she will leave
her wharf here at am, and Alexandria
at $50. and will go through to the Beach
will be given there to enjoy the fishing
grabbing and bathing, and to visit friends
who are stopping there. One great advan-
tage of these trips Of the Pentz is the fact
that the tickets sold for them are good to
return from the Beach at any time on
either the Pentz the Harry Randall
You are not compelled to return the same
day, but can remain over as long as you
wish. The usual excursion rate will be
charged on these trips.
The last Of the Children's-day trips to
River View will be made by the steamer
Samuel j. Pentz tomorrow, and parents
should take advantage Of the occasion to
give the little folks one last outing on the
wide grounds of the View, where they can
play about and enjoy themselves to their
hearts content Since the opening of the
View excursion season in June. each Sat-
urday has seen hundreds of little folks at
the resort enjoying themselves with games,
&c. Tomorrow, as usual on these family
days, ticket good for the round trip on
the steamer Pentz, on the morning and
afternoon boats, will be sold at two-fifths
the regular fare, and there will be music
and dancing at 10 am, 2:15 and GAS pm.
and the return trips will be made at 1918,
5, and 1880 pm The chute and all the
other attractions of the View will be ready
to give pleasure.
The many patrons of the beautiful resort
| Chapel Point, have a rare opportunity to
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