Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12
ENCI SIONS.

Marshall Hall will he an attractive Place
tomorrow. and should the day prove to hc
81 pleasant one there is every reason to an
ticipaie that Il large number Will take The
Journey to enjoy one Of those famous
piankcd shad dinners. served on the Arrival
q: the boat. The celebrated Marshall Hall
clam Chowder is served with each meal, and
this dish itself has also been pronounced
to he very fine. The steamer Charles Mac
alester will make two trips to Marshall Hall
tomorrow. leaving eth street wharf at IL
am. and 10 pm, returning leave the Hal!
at ] and go pm.
Strangers in the city never fail to visit
Mount Vernon the home and tomb OF
Washington. A direct and historic route Is
via the iron steamer Charles Manchester.
built expressly for this service. with all
modern equipments. and the quick service
of only one hours running time in elthcc
direction. The steamer passes In pam We"
of the United States arsenal, Alexandra.
Fort Foote and the modern Notifications.
Fort Washington and Fort Hunt rms ooat
is the only one permitted to sell admlsSloi
tickets To the grounds and mansion OF
Mount Vernon. The steamer leaves itn
street wharf every week day at II IN. ana
I ~ pm. returning due to arrive at W ASH
ingtou at 40 and 5:15 pm. There Is an
elegant cafe on the steamer
The Arion Singing Society. which mas
among its members many of the leadint.
Gtrman-American vocallstS OF the city. WIN
Fave its annual singing festival at RiN"l
View tomorrow. These singing feStiValS
ore a feature of the German excursions 70
the View every year, and this year MI. ~
Dackcr the chairman Of the committee mas
arranged the following program to be sung
by the full society. assisted by the ladies'
chorus in all about sixty voices Gr.iSst'
aus der Heimat" KRONER: Das aite Mut-
fcrchen" Spieker: Fair woll, hleserhiiS'
..rI, n, T. HODkiDSOO. MutlsI-
lisde.' Vogt; ..Old Kentucky Home
Faber. 1-,.,,
In addition to the vocal music the view
orchestra will be heard in concert. and the
,,enaI nriza bowling contests will take place.
The other amusements will be ready 10
give pleasure to ALL and all are PROMISE. Il
good time In order to accommodate tiie
large crowd the steamer Pentz VIII ieaIe
her wharf foot of 9TH street at lo:f9, I'D
and Jio pm.
Those who can leave the city for brier
vacation only will do well TO cohs,uei
Fortress Monroe and Virginia Beach Wheh
deciding on their destination. The sail COW
the Potomac and Chesapeake pay on tle
elegant steamers of the Norfolk ana WASH,
ington Steamboat Company Is deilghtluii
trip in itself. The river air Is not TOO cola
to brave a few hours on deck IN the even
ing and the exquisite view of the Horse
shoe shoals by sunrise is ample compensa-
lion for getting up so early. one OF the
steamers of the Norfolk and washington On
line leaves 9Th street wharf dallF at o:"o
nm and arrives at Fortress Monroe Nor
folk and Portsmouth early the following
morning.
Arlington will. doubtless, be very popu-
lar place tomorrow. Many Will go to spend
the morning and afternoon hours in ram
bling about the beautiful grounds, ana
viewing the graves of the country's heroic
dead Strangers. too. who have not yet
visited the national cemetery. will embrace
the opportunity offered by the Washington
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railway to
make the trip very economically. AS usual
the fare for tho round trip to Arlington
will be reduced tomorrow, and electric
trains will leave the station at 13ia street
and PENNSYLVANIA avenue every half hour
The electric trains are also Il very attrac-
tive route 10 Mount Vernon, leaving the
station For Mt. Vernon every hour from 10
am. to > pm.
Strangers will, of course, visit Arlington
during their stay in the city. The historical
interest associated with it, and the fact
that it is the burial place of thousands of
the nations dead heroes. will ever make it
a cyuuSure for tourists and SightSeers- A
quick and convenient route TO Arlington is
on the electric cars which run from the
Aqucduct bridge. These cars run TO Ar
lingten without change. making the trip
in only five minutes. Cars leave the bridge
every half hour for Arlington and Fort
Nyer and every hour for Ballston, Fosto-
ria and Falls Church.