Evening star., 1901-08-31
returning leave the Hall at 1. ana .
o'clock pm.

| CioCk pm.
The farewell trip OF the season to In.
| dian Head Will be made this evening the
| steamer Charles Manchester leaving at 6:30
o CLOCK, stopping at Marshall Hall bot1
| going and returning. Prof Schroeder ha5
| arranged an attractive concert and danc5
| program
| mount Vernon. home and tomb of Wash,
| ihgton. VIII be open Monday U.abor day).
as usual: and the steamer Charles Macal-
| ester Will make two trips, leaving 7th street
| wharf at 10 am. and 2:30 pm, returning,
| due to arrive at Washington at 2:l5 and
| 6:la pm. The quick service OF only an
| hours running time in either direction
ana the perfect accommodations make the
! trip an ideal one The steamer passes in
| plain view of the United States arsenal,
| Alexandria. Fort Foote and the modern for.
| tif1cation of Forts Washington and Hunt
| The executive committee has perfected
all arrangements for the Arlington Wheel
| mems eleventh annual complimentary ex-
cufsion to Marshall Hall and Indian Head
next Tuesday evening, September 3. 1901,
| at $50 O'Clock, on the steamer Charles Mac
alester, and the members have distrib-
| uted among their friends over / 400 COM
plimentary tickets. large crowd of wheel
men and their friends is assured a full
string oand Will render appropriate music
| on the boat and in the pavilion. and pro-
| grams of dancing will be given those who
get OF at Marshall Hail.
Three more excursion trips will be made
| by the steamer Harry Randall to Colonial
Beach this summer. on tomorrow. Monday
and on the following Sunday. The Sunday
| trips are regular ones. but the Monday,
Labor day, outing is special trip for the
! holiday. On all these days the steamer
| will leave her wharf. foot of eth street, at
s:4o am. and the usual low rate excursion
| ticket will be sold. The steamer will lay
| at the Colonial Beach wharf for several
| hours each day, and those who make the
| trips will have plenty Of time to enjoy a
l ali hat1,
selves with the many other attractions Of
the Beach. On Monday at the Beach dane
! ing Is feature on several OF the bathing
| pavilions. These day trips on the Potomac
aHoru an opportunity to see the picturesque
Potomac to within a few miles of its mouth.
On the return trip the steamer will leave
| the Beach each day at pm. and home
will be reached about 10 pm Stops are
made at Alexandria on all trips.
The last of the special Saturday night
and Sunday trips of the steamer T. V. Ar
rowsmith to the resorts along the lower
river will be made this week and next. To-
morrow evening the steamer will leave the
River View line wharf foot Of Ith street
at q o'clock. and will stop at Alexandria,
Colonial Beach, Colton's. Piney Point ST.
Georges Island and at Mller's wharf in
Smiths creek. There she will remain until
noon Sunday, when she starts on her trip
| for home. All the resorts named will be
revisited. and Colonial Beach will be left
at . pm, and the wharf here reached
| OF the Arrowsmith are most enjoyable af-
fairs, and offer fine opportunity to see
the landings in the mouth Of the river and
get a glimpse of Chesapeake bay. Those
who simply wish a pleasant ride can make
the round trip on the steamer without
landing. and while lying at Miller's wharf
they will have time to take a salt water
| bath. Meals are served on the steamer at
| City prices. The steamer Arrowsmith will
be withdrawn from the route to the lower
river after next weeks trips
The last of the Sunday trips of the sea-
son will be made by the steamer Samuel j.
PentZ tomorrow and with the outing Of
the Building Trades Council at River View
Monday the 1901 excursion season will be
brought to end Tomorrow the little
river the Tom Thumb railway the pleas
ure car. the chute and all the many other
attractions will be ready to amuse the Wis.,
itor. A special feature of the day will be
| the concerts by the River View band, un-
der the leadership of Prof. Arth, on the
steamer on all trips and the grounds
during the afternoon and evening The
| steamer Pentz will make three trips. leav-
ing her wharf here at IL am. 2:4J and 6:l5
pm, and returning at 1, D. 7:30 and 9:I0
pm
Labor day will be a day of freedom and
pleasure for all who spend it at Crossman's
Grove and Nauck Springs. Both these
places offer many inducements for picnic
parties; there extensive woodlands in
which to romp. and there are several
springs Of pure, cool drinking water More
over they can be reached quickly and con-
veniently. The electric cars starting at the
Virginia end of the Aqueduct bridge run
every hour throughout the day and even
ing to Falls Church. Ballston and Nauck
Springs. The car service is amply ade-
quate to handle the public with safety and
dispatch These cars also run every half
hour to Fort Myer and Arlington. They
may be reached direct or by transfer on
any OF the city cars running to George
town.
An ideal trip for Labor day is the one to
Mt. Vernon. Alexandria and Arlington via
the cool and interesting route of the WASH
ington, Alexandria and Mt Vernon rail-
said to be the fastest in the world. and
are admirably adapted to all the require.
| ments Of the service. Leaving the station
at Pennsylvania avenue and l312 street
every hour week days from 10 am to
pm. the most interesting historical Sec
tion Of Virginia is traversed. and the fifty
minutes ride along the banks Of the POtO-
mac is interspersed by the explanation by
competent guides of the interesting points
passed. StOp-over privilege allowed at AL
eXandria. where one may see Christ
Church. the Braddock House. the house in
which Ellsworth killed, and many
other places of note. Tickets to Mount
Vernon, including Arlington. sold at re-
duced rates. Round trip to Arlington Sum
day for one fare.
A two days excursion to White Sulphur
Springs and Natural Bridge has been ar
ranged by the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
train will leave Washington at o'clock
tomorrow morning, and arrive at the
Springs at 4:3O in the afternoon. The exS
cursionists will have until o'clock the
next morning to enjoy the beauties of the
place, and as arrangements have been
made by the railway company for their
lodging and meals they will have nothing
TO mar their outing. ride of two and d
half hours Monday morning will take the
tourists to Natural Bridge, where nine
hours will be allowed for sightseeing.
Washington will be reached at 1:5o Nom
day night.
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