Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28

dinner at the Colonial Beach Hotel to
| those who wish them. Those who make the
trip Sunday will have several hours at the
Beach to enjoy the fine salt water bathing.
the grabbing and fishing. fer which the
resort is celebrated. The ticket sold for
this evenings trip is good for thirty days;
that for tomorrow for the day of issue only.
Mothers can take all their children and
give them a trip on the steamers of the
ferry line between this city and Alexandria.
from early in the morning until $50 in the
evening, and are most delightful. The
steamers are roonay and plenty of easy
chairs can be found on their decks to sit
In and enjoy ride an comfort which inhal-
Ing the fresh air of the Potomac. The cost
of such trip is less than that of ride on
the street railways to any of the suburban
resorts, and there Is no crowding. The
steamers schedule will be found in the ex-
CursfOn column.
No matter how warm and sultry 1t may
be in the city, there is always a good. cool
breeze blowing at Marshall Hall. There
are plenty of amusements that may be in
obliged In on Sunday. The Marshall Hall
band will accompany the steamer and also
give sacred concerts on the lawn. Table
d hote dinner will be served in the large
airy dining hall on arrival of the steamer.
Steamer Charles Manchester will leave to-
morrow at II am, ESQ and $50 pm; re-
turning, leave the Hall at l. and pm.
The Manchester makes Indian Head trips
every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
$50 o'clock.
The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
has completed arrangements, through it's
committee, for it's union excursion on Tues
DAY, July 1, to Somerset Beach. a high
class summer resort for excursionists,
about fifty miles from this city on the Po-
tomac river. Bathing, boating, together
with good fishing and grabbing, can be en-
joyed. 1t is expected that the Patriarchy,
Council and III. H. of r.. will be present
Those who desire to spend the Fourth of
July away from the heat and noise of the
city should enjoy the delightful daylight
excursion to Old Point Comfort, Norfolk
Newport News. Virginia Beach and Ocean
View. which has been arranged by the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Company
The steamer Newport News will leave the
company's wharf, foot of 7th street, at 8
am, THURSDAY. July 3. arriving at Old
Point Comfort p M and at Norfolk IN
the same day. Returning steamer leaves
Norfolk at am, Saturday, July g. arriv-
ing at Washington 7 pm. Passengers are
privileged to return by night steamer on
July 4. or If desired on any night steamer
up to and including July 6. Tickets will be
sold at special reduced rates.
Passengers may remain on steamer over
night by paying for state room at regular
prices. Close connections will be made at
Norfolk with trains for Virginia Beach and
Ocean View. and special rates will be made
to excursonists by the hotels at these
places. Speclal fourth or July programs at
Old Point Comfort Virginia Beach and
Ocean View.
Special trips to Norfolk and Old Point are
given every Friday and Saturday evenings
during the summer, steamers leaving at
$50, and reaching their destinatio at
an early hour the following morning. Tick
cts are sold at reduced rates and are good
for returning Sunday or Monday evening.
There are no finer places for picnicking
tnan Nauck Springs or Cheeseman's Grove
They have plenty of shade and an album
dance of pure. cool drinking water. Both
places are reached most conveniently on
| the electric cars running from Aqueduct
| bridge, that leave every hour throughout
| the day and evening for Ballston, Nauck
| Springs and Falls Church, where Cross
mans Grove is located. Arlington will also
be found an aluring place in which to
| spend an hour So Cars run every half
| hour during the day for Arlington and Fort
| Myer