Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12
EXCURSIONS.

Colonial Beach is the Mecca of many a
tired Washingtonian. who take advantage
of the Saturday evening and Sunday morn
Ing trips of the steamer T. V. Arrowsmith
The steamer will leave her wharf here this
evening at 5:45 o'clock and again tomorrow
at S;4o O'Clock. and will make fast trips to
the Beach. The ticket sold for the Satur-
day night trips is good for thirty days, but
the Sunday ticket is for the days trip only
Stops will be made at Alexandria going and
returning. The regular daily trips to the
Beach will begin on Tuesday, July 15 and
Will run until early in September.
Special excursions to Old Point Comfort
ana Norfolk are given every Friday and
Saturday evening by the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company. Tickets.
which will be sold at greatly reduced rates
throughout the summer, are good for re-
turning Sunday or Monday evening, thus
allowing two nights on the water and two
entire days at Fort Monroe, Virginia Beach
or Ocean View. Steamers leave the wharf.
loot OF Ith street. at $50 pm, reaching Old
foIlt comfort at an early hour the follow
ing morning. Daily connections are made
at Norfolk with Old Dominion liners for
New York and also with Merchants and
Miners steamships for Boston and points
east.
An enjoyable means of escaping the heat
OF the city is to take ride to Falls Church.
Nauck Springs or some of the other many
points en- route of the electric cars of the
washington. Arlington and Falls Church
railway Electric cars of this line leave the
Aqueduct bridge every half hour through
out the day and evening for Falls Church,
Ballston, Arlington and Fort Myer
People continue to visit Chevy Chase lake
for their evening amusement The concerts
Dy the United States Marine Band are en-
Joyea by large numbers. the hundreds Of
rustic chalrs being occupied every evening
from $50 until g. The programs are ar
ranged with the aim of pleasing every
taste. With refreshing breezes ALWAYS
stirring dancing is irresistible to many.
and when the concerts are over the band
takes its position on the dancing pavilion
There IS no inconvenience in reaching
CheFy Chase lake. There are plenty OF
cars, which are run at frequent intervals
throughout the day and evening.
There are three Sunday trips of the
steamer Samuel ]. Pentz to River View. A
feature of the days amusements will be the
concerts by the River View orchestra on
the hotel porch during the afternoon and
evening. Concerts will also be rendered on
the steamer on all trips The steamer
Samuel j. Pentz Will leave her wharf here
al II a m, 2:45 and G:1J pm. and frequent
trips hOmeward Will be made
The first of the week day excursions Of
the season will be made to Chapel Point
next Tuesday. and will also be run every
Tuesday throughout the season. At Chapel
Point good saltwater bathing can be had
and the grabbing, boating and fishing can
not be eXCelled on the Potomac. The
steamer Kent will leave River View wharf
foot of 18th street, at $40 am. Tuesday,
and after stopping at Alexandria for pas
sengers will make no further stops until
the Point is reached. Four hours will be
given there and the steamer will reach
home on her return trip about 10 pm.
July evenings on the river and July Sun
days at Marshall Hall are two features
that make Washington life in midsummer
attractive. Tomorrow the steamer Charles
Manchester will make three trips to Mar
shall Hall. There will be special musical
program rendered throughout the afternoon
and evening, commencing at O'Clock, by
the Marshall Hall Band. Table d'hote din
ner will be served on arrival of the boat,
and the dairy lunch will serve those who
do not care for a dinner. The steamer
Charles Manchester will leave tomorrow at
IL am. $50 and $50 pm; returning leave
the Hall at /. and o'clock pm.
Indian Head trips are run every Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday at $50 pm, stop
ping at Marshall Hall both going and re-
turning.