Evening star., 1901-08-14
EXCURSIONS.

One Of the most attractive excursions is
| that to Chesapeake Beach, the salt water
| resort on the bay. Haley's full concert
band furnishes music and the programs
are equal to those Of Sousa and his band
| at Manhattan Beach. Trains leave the
| District line at frequent intervals. and the
| trip Is only a short one through a pretty
part of Maryland. The bathing at the
beach is fine and ladies and children can
| go into the water without danger. Other
attractions make Chesapeake Beach one OF
| the most desirable resorts within easy
| reach of Washington.
| It does not seem to make any material
difference whether the evenings are warm
or cool. the crowds continue to go to Chevy
Chase Lake for their evenings pleas
| ure. The concerts, given by large sec
ton of the United States Marine Band on
| Tuesday, Friday and Sunday evenings are
a delight to all music lovers. Dancing con-
tinues to be one of the most popular of the
amusements, and the National Guard
days. Wednesdays. Thursdays and Satur-
days. The car service Is all that Is to
be desired, running every two minutes
throughout the evening.
The outing afforded by the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company's special
Saturday evening excursion this week will
make delightful means of spending sun
day out of the city. "Old Point and its
nearby resorts are noted for their fine
bathing, fishing and boating. and the ship
yards at Newport News and the navy yard
at Portsmouth are wonderfully interesting
to the sightSeer. The steamer Norfolk of
the Norfolk and Washington line will leave
the company's wharf, foot of 7th street,
tress Monroe and Norfolk early Sunday
morning. Round-trip tickets are good to
| return on the steamer leaving Fortress
Monroe and Norfolk either on Sunday or
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at Norfolk with the steamers of the Old
Dominion line for New York and also with
the ocean liners for Boston and the east.
In Ocean City. Nd. those in this city
have one Of the most delightful places i'm
aginable at which to spend Sunday. The
beach is one of the finest on the coast, and
the surf bathing is superb, without any
perceptible undertow. Anglers speak in
glowing terms Of the excellent fishing
there Boating, driving, golf and other
sports are also favOriteS with the many
summerng at this ocean resort. Another
of those special Friday excursions to Ocean
| City will be given this week. Train leaves
| the Baltimore and Ohio station at p N.
| on Friday, going as far as Baltimore. There
passengers are transferred to a steamer for
a pleasant thirty-mile sail down Chesa-
peake bay to Claiborne, thence by rail
| through the famous Eastern Shore" Of
Maryland to Ocean City. Round-trip tick
| cts also include three days board and
lodgings at the Atlantic Hotel.
| 1t is only a five-minute ride to Arlington
| on the electric cars which run from the
| Aqueduct bridge. These cars go direct to
the National cemetery without change and
| land passengers at the north gate. Nauck
| Springs and Crossman's Grove are two
pretty spots to go for a days picnic in
| the country Cars leave the bridge for Ar
| lington and Fort Myer every half hour
| and for Ba1lston Fostoria, Falls Church
and Crossman's Grove every hour.
the objective points for another large crowd
! this evening. Dancing to the music Of
| Prof. Schroeder's band is as popular as
| ever at Marshall Hall. Those who desire
as the steamer Charles Manchester stops
| at the Hall both going and coming from
| Indian Head. The sail to Marshall Hall
and Indian Head is made every evening at
| $3.50 O'Clock, Sundays excepted. In addi-
| ton, day trips made to Marshall Hall
at 10 am and 2:3O pm.
| The trip to Mount Vernon. the home
| and tomb Of Washington, on the steamer
| Charles Manchester Is an ideal one. The
| steamer leaves 7th street wharf daily, ex-
| cept Sunday, at 10 am. and 2:3O pm, re-
| turning, due to arrive at Washington at
| 2:15 and 6:15 pm. This route, with only
| an hours running time in either direction
and the quick service, gives the tourist a
delightful trip on the historic Potomac,
and an opportunity to see the United
States arsenal, Alexandria, Fort FOote
Fort Washington. Fort Hunt and the
United States fish commission.
The old soldiers Of the Union Veterans
Union will give their first annual excursion
tomorrow and River View Is the resort
where they will celebrate veterans day.
The object of the outing is to raise money
to replenish the relief fund Of the union,
and this object should appeal to all who
feel an interest in the old and needy vet
Grams. The committee in charge of the af
fair and Capt. E. S. Randall. the manager
of the resort, will cooperate to give all
who go on the excursion a good time. The
steamer Samuel ]. Pentz will leave her
wharf, foot of 7th street, tomorrow at 10
am, 2:15 and 6:45 pm. On the steamer
the View orchestra will render concert mu-
sic, and there will be dancing in the big
pavilion all day and until the last trip
home at night. The new twentieth-century
| amusements, the Little River, the Tom
Thumb railway, the pleasure canal and all
the other zoos attractions, will be ready
to afford amusement to the veterans and
their friends The return trips from River
View will be made at 12:15, 8. and 1920
pm, and stops will be made at Alexandria
on all trips.
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