Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
EXCURSIONS.

Another of those reduced rate excursions
to Fortress Monroe, Virginia Beach. Ocean
View, Norfolk and Portsmouth will be given
by the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company tomorrow evening. These trips
have steadily increased in popularity, and
the one scheduled for tomorrow will doubt
less be the most successful excursion that
has been arranged this season. The steamer
does not leave It'll street wharf until $50
pm, when most folks are free from bus
mess, and reaches Old Point Comfort early
Sunday morning, after an all-night sail
down the Potomac and Chesapeake bay in
the cool, salty breeZes. The surf bathing
and deep-sea fishing at Fortress Monroe,
Virginia Beach and Ocean View are ia
nous the country over and have no supe-
rior on the Atlantic coast, and Sunday can
be thoroughly enjoyed at either of these
delightful summer resorts. The steamer
leaves for home Sunday evening, reaching
this city early Monday morning. The fare
for the round trip for this special excursion
effect on the previous trips. State rooms
may be engaged in advance at the city
ticket offices, or at the office Of the COM
pany, at 7th street wharf.
Those who want to spend a pleasant Sun
day away from the heat of the city, and
withai have tiptOp time at small expense,
should take the trip tomorrow evening at
o'clock on the popular and faSt-sailing
steamer T. V. Arrowsmith for Colonial
Beach, Piney Point, Colton's, Sa. Georges
Island and other lower Potomac summer
resorts. The fishing, Grabbing and bathing
at these points are excellent. while the ac-
cCmmodations on the Arrowsmith are first
class in every respect. The steamer will
leave 18th street wharf promptly at o'clock
Saturday evening; returning, reach home
Sunday night about 10 o'clock.
One of the pleasantest ways of spending
warm evening during the summer is to
enjoy the ride to Alexandria and Mount
Vernon on the electric trains operated by
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon railway. The ride along the river
in the cool breezes Is a welcome relief after
the hot day in the city, and the actual
running time for the round trip is about
two hours. practically the entire evening
may be spent on the cars. The reduced
rates to both Alexandria and Mount Vernon
are in effect every evening after o'clock
tickets being good only on the day of sale.
The fare for the round trip to Arlington
will again be reduced on Sunday. Electric
trains will leave the station at 1879 street
and Pennsylvania avenue every forty-tiVe
minutes, in addition to the regular service,
| If the day is fair. These through trains
| stop at both the Sheridan and Mcclellan
gates at the National cemetery.
One of the best ways TO find rest and
pleasure, and also to be benefited by the
fresh air that comes from the Potomac,
/ would be to take the steamer Charles Mac
| alester this evening at $50 o'clock for
Marshall Hall and Indian Head Prof
| Schroeder's band will render some fine con-
cert music on the down trip, while dancing
| will be the chief thing at the Hall. Those
spending the day at Marshall Hall can take
| the evening steamer and continue on to
| Indian Head without extra charge. Indian
| Head trips are run every Thursday Friday
| and Saturday at $50 p The Manchester
/ makes daily trips to Mount Vernon and
| Marshall Hall at 10 a. m and 2:30 p. M, and
| on Sundays to Marshall Hall at II am, 80
| and $50 pm
| Strangers in the city who wish to visit
| Arlington will find that the electric cars
| which run from the Aqueduct bridge are
| the quickest and most convenient route to
| the National cemetery. These cars run to
| Arlington in five minutes, landing passen-
| gers at the main entrance, from which
! point the mansion may be reached over
| paved walks. Cheeseman's Grove at Falls
| Church Is fine place for picnics. 1t EN-
| braces about forty acres, with an album
| dance of shade and excellent water, and Is
| easily reached by these electric cars. Those
| going to Arlington, Fort Myer Ballston
| Fostoria, Crossman's Grove or Falls Church
| can take the electric cars at the Aqueduc
| bridge about every half hour.
The first of the Saturday family day
| trips of the steamer Samuel ]. Pentz t
| River View will be made tomorrow, and the
| little ones will be welcomed at River View
and allowed to have a good time in thei
OWi luSIlloil. Il OI some years past the DAY
trips on Saturdays have been given up to tn
young folks, and in order that parents may
be able to take all their little ones the pric
of round-trip tickets has been reduced
This year the same plan will be followed
and on the 10 am. and pm. trips eacl
Saturday, from now until the middle o
September, these low price tickets will b.
sold. There will be music and dancing al
day and evening, and the chute and all tn
other attractions of the View will be run
ming. The Steamer Pentz will leave he
/ r[a~ ~
the family day tickets will be sold en- tn
10 am. and 2:15 pm. trips. On the Ga
| trip prices will be as usual. The return
trips will be made at 12:15, 5, 8 and 1913
| pm.