Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
EXCURSIONS.

Point Comfort, which are being given every
Friday and Saturday evening during the
summer by the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company. are Sthoroughly en-
joyable. Steamers leave the wharf. foot of
7th street, at $50 pm. reaching Old Point
and Norfolk at early hour the following
morning Tickets are good to return Sum-
day and Monday evenings. This enables
excursionists to spend two entire days at
Fort Monroe, Virginia Beach or Ocean
View if desired. where bathing. boating and
deep sea fishing may be enjoyed under the
best possible conditions. Daily connections
are made at Norfolk with Old Dominion
liners for New York and also with Mer-
chants and Miners steamships for Boston
and points east. For further information
apply at wharf, 9th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, or at the general ticket office in
the Bond building.
A trip to Arlington will be found an eff
fectiye way to keep cool and comfortable
on Sunday. The shortest and most enjoy
able route Is via the electric cars running
from Aqueduct bridge. They start every
half hour and run direct to the main
trance of the cemetery in five minutes. For
Falls Church. Nauck Springs, Ballston and
intermediate points cars leave the bridge
every hour throughout the day and even
ing.
The cabinet of the National Union of this
city will hold its sixth annual excursion to
River View Thursday, June 20, 1907 The
committee having the matter in charge is
using it's utmost endeavors to make this
day one of great enjoyment and pleasure.
and it Is it's design that this excursion
shall eclipse all past efforts, and be the
most successful of any ever given under
the auspices of the cabinet Of this jurisdic
ton. Steamers will leave the wharf at 10
q. m, 2:30 and $50 pm, thus making 1t an
all-day and evening outing.
The Colonial Beach trips of the steamer T.
" Arrowsmith will be made as usual this
evening and tomorrow morning, affording a
pleasant way to enjoy q Sunday. The
steamer will leave her 7th street wharf here
at o:43 o'clock this evening, make a quick
trip to the Beach, and return in time to
leave again tomorrow morning at S:45
o'clock. The ticket sold for this evenings
trip Is good for thirty days, that sold to-
morrow for tomorrow's trip only. The best
of salt water bathing. grabbing and fishing
can now be had at Colonial Beach. and those
who take the Sunday trip Will have ample
time to enjoy themselves. The steamer
leaves Colonial Beach for home at o'clock
Sunday evening. The Colonial Beach Hotel
Is now open, and those who make the Sat
urday night trip can find accommodation
there.
The regular Sunday and Wednesday trips
OF the steamer Samuel ]. Pentz to River
view will, commencing with tomorrow's
trip. be made under the personal direction
or captain Z. s. Randall and his corps of
assistants. These trips have always been
very popular, and every effort will be made
by the View management to make them
continue So For the amusement of the
visitors, the Little River the chute, the
Tom Thumb railway and all the many
other attractions of the resort will be ready
to give pleasure. Tomorrow the steamer
Will leave her wharf at IL am 2:4J and
5:45 pm, and all trips the View orches-
ira Will render concert music, and concerts
will also be given on the grounds during the
afternoon. Those who do not wish to re-
main at the View until the last boat can
return at l, g. 7:3O and $50 pm.
Every evening there is music at Chevy
Chase Lake by the United States Marine
Band. Both classic and popular selections
are rendered. The concerts are given night
~ from 80 to S:45, and an especially fine
program has been arranged for this even
ing. To accommodate the seventeen mem
bers of the band, the stand adjoining tho
dancing pavilion had to be greatly enlarged
THIS season. Dancing continues from sax
until II o'clock The bowling alleys shoot
ing galleries and other amusements receive
much attention, while those who enjoy row
ing Will md many new boats on the lake
a feature which attracts unusual admira
tlon at night Is the new bridge decorated
with red lights. which spans the lake Elac-
trlc cars leave Rock Creek bridge every
ing. -N ~ Gil
Marshall Hall. where cool river breeZes
always blow and shade is to be found in
abundance. is delightful place to spend
sunday. The Marshall Hall Band concert
during the afternoon and evening Is one of
Inc most enjoyable features of the entire
outing. Table d'hote dinner is served ali
day and evening. ADJUSTMENTS of all kinds
TO suit both the old and young are located
on the grounds. The steamer Charles
Manchester will leave for Marshall Hail TO-
morrow at IL am, 2:30 and $50 pm: re-
turning, leave the Hall a. l. and O'Clock
I'm. Indian Head trip this evening at $50
o'clock, and every Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evening at the same hour-6:3O
pm.