Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
EXCURSIONS.

The improvements made at Chesapeake
Beach since last season naturally serve to
increase popular confidence in this resort
as d spot where pleasure, rest and recrea-
ton may be combined Nearly every day
sees private parties at the Beach made up
Of the best families of Washington, taking
advantage of the bracing air, the irvigor-
ating salt water bathing. and the numerous
other anusements provided by the man
agoment TO the thousands of patrons
Order is enforced both on the trains and
grounds, in most rigid manner.
Parents should take their children these
hot days for ~ outing on the river. and
the steamers of the Alexandria and Wash
inEton ferry line offer splendid Opportuni-
ties for short outings The steamers Co.
lEU bid and Belle Haven are comfortable
hpmClIke boats and have ample deck room.
Easy chairs can be found, ana in the breeze
made by the rapid motion Of the steamer
comfortable hour or two can be passed.
Those who wish to escape the heat of
the city for the day should make a trip
t"m1rrJ" to Colonial Beach on the steam
er L v Arrowsmith. These trips have
IcoN'N popular and enjoyable and each
IUday larger crowd mas made the trip
The steamer leaves the wharf here at S:4j
am. stopping at Alexandria at 9:lJ am,
ana makes no further stops until the
Beach i reached, about pm. Four hours
are given to enjoy the salt water bath
ing, II 60 grabbing and fishing or to find
amuse laent with the many other attrac-
Tons Of the resort Trips are now being
made 10 the Beach every morning except
Monday and Saturday at $40.
The Intensely hot weather makes A visit
10 River View aIls the more delightful.
those who wish TO rest from the rush of
business can do 50 and at the same time
enjoy the concert by the enlarged River
View Orchestra These concerts will take
pace oH the steamer on all trips and on
me grounds during the evening. The Wis
ltor wi! find in the Little River the Tom
Thumb Railway, the chute and the dozen
other attractions scattered about the View
grounds plenty 70 amuse him. Three trips
= Inc view VIII be made by the steamer
Pvntz tomorrow, at II a. m. 90 and q D.
m, and the return trips will be at l. >. 100
ana $50 p.
The steamer Kent will make another of
thoSe enjoyable trips to Chapel Point
Iu"Sday, leaving her wharf. foot of 18th
street. at S:i3 am The sail of ffty-five
miles on tbs river Will be found very pleas
ant. and at Chapel Point excellent salt
water bathing. grabbing and fishing can
be had Ample time to enjoy all this will
be given. and those who wish viii have an
opportunity to get a good dinner in the
Hotel BeiIeview. On the return trip the
steamer Will leave Chapel Point about >
J. m IN order 10 be home by 10 O'Clock
Stops Will be made ct Alexandria, both
X.
% cents for the round trip.
Now that the weather is uncomfortable
warm In the city il is little wonder that
Marshall Hall is so popular Cool river
breeZes always blow and the shade trees
ana spacious porches of the mansion af-
fori ample protection from the warm rays
Of the sun. There are other attractions to
make Sunday at Marshall Hall a pleasant
outing The Marshall Hall Band will be
heard in concert music both on the boat
and grounds. Table d'hote dinner is served
all day and evening. The steamer Charles
20 and $50 pm. returning leave the
HAN at l. . and ? O'Clock pm.
Indian Head trips are run every Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday evenings at $50
o clock.
On week days the steamer Manchester
makes two trips TO Mount Vernon. leav-
Ing at 10 a m. and 30 pm, returning due
TO arrive at Washington at 2:I5 and 6I5
pm
special train will leave the Baltimore
ana ONO depot tomorrow morning at 8
clock for Jordan White Sulphur Strings
Va stopping at Stephenson Station for
ihe purpose OF enabling those who desire to
inspect 'opequon Inn" and Jordan White
sulphur Springs with view of securing
accommodations for the summer Cone
quon Inn" is only three and one-haIf hours
from Washington.
There is no more effective way of keepinp
cool on hot Sunday than TO take a ride
over the Virginia hills to Arlington, Falls
Church. Bailston or Nauck Springs All
these places are conveniently reached on
the electric cars which run from the Aoue-
Duct bridge every half hour throughout the
day and evening.
All points considered ii is not difficult to
account for the steadily increasing popu-
arity OF the special excursions to Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk which are given ev-
cry Friday and Saturday evening by the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
Pahy; Tickets. which will be sold at re-
ouced rates throughout the summer are
good Tor returning Sunday or Monday