Evening star., 1901-07-03
EXCURSIONS.

The first of the week day excursions to
| Colonial Beach will be made by the steamer
| Harry Randall tomorrow, and they will
| be urn daily, except on Monday and Sat
| urday, throughout the entire summer. The
| trip tomorrow gives splendid opportunity
| to spend a day away from the noise and
| heat of the city. AT Colonial Beach a
| fine salt water bath can be had and other
| amusements will be found. The steamer
will leave River View wharf foot of 7th
| street. at S:45 am, and the Beach will
| be reached about l pm On the return trip
the steamer will leave the Beach about 8
pm. and will be home about 10 pm. Stops
will be made at Alexandria, going and re-
turning.
A good way to spend a cool and pleas
ant Fourth is to go to River View. To-
morrow two steamers will be in service and
trips Will be made at 10 am, 2:15, 4 and
$40 pm, and frequent trips homeward
Will also be made. Tomorrow all the new
amusements, the Little River, the Tom
Thumb railway, the Pleasure Canal, with
its electric launches, and the chute will
be ready to give pleasure, and there will
be dancing day and evening
Tomorrow, the Fourth of July. will be a
great day at the tomb of the father of his
country, and on the green lawns of Mar
shall Hall. Those who wish to be pa
triotic in quiet way and enjoy the pa
tons holiday away from the din and
smoke of fireworks will find Mount Yer
non an ideal spot to visit. At Marshall
Hall there will be patriotic music and
dancing all day and evening. Amusements of
all kinds to please both the old and young
will also be found The steamer Charles
Manchester leaves for Mount Vernon at 10
am. and 2:3O pm, and for Marshall Hall
| at 10 am, 2:3O and $50 pm; returning,
leave the Hall at 1890, 4:3O AS and 1890
pm.
The steamer Macalesters Indian Head
trips this week will be run on Friday and
Saturday evenings at $50, and thereafter
every Thursday. Friday and Saturday at
the same hour, $50 pm.
A delightful excursion has been arranged
by the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company for those who wish to spend the
Fourth away from the heat and noise Of
the city 1t is a trip by daylight to Old
folk and Newport News. The steamer
Newport News will leave the wharf foot of
1th street at am. tomorrow, arriving at
Fort Monroe and Norfolk at and p. .m
respectively. Returning, the steamer will
leave Norfolk at and Old Point at y
O'Clock on the morning of the 9Th, reaching
this city at pm. the same day. Passen-
gers going down on the day boat tomorrow
may return by night on the regular steam
er leaving Fort Monroe Thursday evening
Those who take the regular steamer leav-
Ing this city this evening may return by
daylight on the Newport News July 5. The
round-trip fare for both this evenings and
tomorrow's excursion will be reduced and
tickets will be good to return on either the
day or night steamer to July 5, inclusive
The coming Saturday another of the spe-
cial reduced-rate excursions to Fort Mon
roe and surrounding resorts will be given
Tickets for this excursion will be good to
return on the steamer leaving Old Point
Sunday and Monday evenings.
Those who are going on a picnic tomor-
row will find no place more attractive than
Nauck Springs or Crossman's Grove. Both
places are reached most conveniently On
the electric cars running from the Aqueduct
bridge. Cars leave the bridge every hour
throughout the day and evening for Ball