Evening star., 1901-07-31
EXCURSIONS.

A pleasant evening excursion can be
found on the trip to Indian Head and Mar
shall Hall by the steamer Charles Mac
alester, which leaves 7th street wharf this
evening at $3.50 o'clock. Parties soing
down on any Of the day boats can take the
evening steamer at the Hall and continue
on to Indian Head without extra charge.
The steamer stops at Marshall Hall going
and returning. Indian Head trips are run
every evening except Sunday at $50
o'clock. The day trips are made to Mar
shall Hall at 10 am. and 2:30 pm. Prof
Schroeder's band and orchestra in attend
ance
A delightful route to Mount Vernon is
by the large iron steamer Charles Mac
alester which leaves 7th street wharf
every week day at 10 am. and 2:3O pm,
returning due to arrive at Washington at
2:15 and 6:15 pm. The sightseer has sn
opportunity to see the United States
arsenal, Alexandria, Fort Foote and the
modern Notifications, Fort Washington
and Fort Hunt. This Is the only company
permitted to sell tickets of admission to
the grounds and mansion.
Those who are prevented by the cares Of
business from remaining out Of town for
an extensive outing will find the special
trips Of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company, given every Satur-
day, very beneficial to health and spirits
These trips give two nights on salt water
and the entire Sunday and Monday at Fort
Monroe or surrounding resorts: The COM
Ing Saturday the steamer Norfolk will
leave her wharf, foot of 7th street, at $50
pm. and will reach Fort Monroe and Nor
folk early the following morning. Tickets
are sold at reduced rates and are good to
return on the steamer leaving Fort Mon
roe and Norfolk Sunday or Monday even
ing. Connections are made at Norfolk
with steamers Of the Old Dominion line for
New York. and also with steamers for
Boston and points east.
A ride over the Virginia hills to Falls
Church or Nauck Springs is pleasant out
cars of the Washington Falls Church and
Arlington railway run from the Aqueduct
bridge every hour throughout the day ard
evening for Falls Church. Ballston and
Myer cars leave the bridge every half
hour. Crossman's Grove and Nauck
Springs are very popular picnic grounds,
having plenty of shade and pure. cool
drinking water. These cars may be
reached direct or by transfer on any Of
the city cars running to Georgetown.
Those who want a smack of the coun-
try, refreshing breezes, cooness and COM
fort in their evenings outing will find all
these and more at Chevy Chase lake. The
band concerts, given every Tuesday, Fri
day and Sunday evenings from until II
by a large section Of the United States
Marine Band, are thoroughly enjoyed.
Dancing to the excellent music of the Ma
tional Guard Band may be indulged in
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sat
urday from s until II pm. Electric cars
run to and from the lake every few min
utes.
The first Of the personally conducted
Friday excursions to Ocean City, Md, will
be given this week A special train will
leave the Baltimore and Ohio station on
Friday at pm. and arrive at Ocean City
at 8 pm, after a delightful ride through
the famous eastern shore of Maryland
and an eighty-mile sail down Chesapeake
bay in the cool, salty breezes. Round
trip tickets, good to return on Monday
evening, which include three days board
and room at the Atlantic Hotel, will be
sold. This trip gives three days and nights
on the ocean. where the surf bathing,
fishing, grabbing and boating are uIex-
celled. Any further information in regard
to these special Friday excursions, the
route, hotel. etc, will be furnished at the
office of John F. Waggaman, 100 14th
street northwest.