Evening star., 1902-08-30
EXCURSIONS.

The Colonial Beach trip-o the steamer
Arrowsmith will be made 1as us3ial tomor-
row. This is the most pleasant of the all
day trips out of Washington. The steamer
will leave her wharf, foot of 7th street, at
s:45 am. and will stop at1Alexandria No
further stops will be made until the Beach
is reached. Several hours will be given to
have a salt water bath or to 60 grabbing
or fishing. The steamer will start on her
homeward trip about p.ne and will reach
home about 10 pm. Next tweek CLOSES the
trips to Colonial Beach by the Arrowsmith
for the summer. as
The steamer Harry Randall will make her
last Saturday trip to Colonial Beach, Col
tons, Piney Point and st. Georges Island
today, leaving here at 5:45 pm. and re-
turning Sunday at 10 pm.
The trip of the steamer Estelle Randall
to Chapel Point, Nd, tomorrow will be the
last trip to this resort. These Sunday
outings to the Point have proved popular
The ride on the river, over hundred
miles, will be found very enjoyable, and
the fishing and grabbing at the Point are
said to be excellent. The steamer leaves
her wharf here at S:45 am. and Alexandria
a half hour later. Returning, she leaves
Chapel Point at 5 pm. and reaches home
about 10 pm.
The well-known Arion Singing Society,
one of the leading German musical organi-
cations of the city, will have it's annual
fall outing at River View tomorrow, and
this will end the Sunday trips to that pleas
ant resort. For the amusement of the Wis
itors the Little River, the chute and all
the other attraction of the resort will
be in full opera ton. In addition to this the
committee of the Arion Singing Society in
charge of the excursion have arranged a
program of hymns and folk songs of the
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by chorus Of sixty trained voices. The
steamer PentZ leaves her wharf here at II
am, 2:4o and 6:15 pm.
Randall will make hourly trips to River
View on Labor day, leaving the wharf foot
of 1th street, at 10 and IL am, 1890, 1870,
800 400, 500, $50 and pm, and the
o'clock at night Everybody can CO. and
there will be no crowding.
The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith will make
a special trip Monday for the benefit of
those who wish to spend the Labor day
holiday with their friends at Colonial
Beach. She leaves the wharf here at S:45
am, stopping at Alexandra at 9:15 am,
and makes no further stops until the Beach
Is reached about / pm. Four hours are
given to enjoy the salt water bathing, to
go grabbing and fishing, or to find amuse-
ment with the many other attractions of
the resort. On the return trip the steamer
will leave the Beach at 8 pm, reaching
home about 10 PM.
Marshall Hall will be an attrac ctive place
tomorrow, as this is the last Sunday of the
season: and should the day prove to be a
pleasant one there is every reason to an
ticipate that large number will spend
the day on the green lawns Of this popular
resort. The Marshall Hall band will be
heard in concert music, both on the boat
ely,d oil t1o
be in active operation, table d hote dinners
will be served all day and evening. Steam
er Charles Manchester will leave for Mar
shall Hall tomorrow at II am, 2:30 and
6:D pm: returning, leave the Hall at l, 5
and 8 pm
Mount Vernon will be open as usual to
visitors Monday, Labor day, and the
steamer Charles Macalester will make two
trips, leaving 1th street wharf at 10 a M
and 2:30 pm: returning, due to arrive at
Washington at 2:15 and G:15 pm This
route gives the sight-seer a delightful sail
down the historic Potomac. and an oppor-
tunity to see the United States arsenal
Alexandria. Fort Foote, Fort Washington
and Fort Hunt. Only those who have made
the trip by this route can apprec ciate the
perfect accommodations and service There
is an elegant cafe on the steamer
Chevy Chase Lake is stin the favorite
suburban resort due In a great measure to
the concerts given everyffevening by the
United States Marine Band performers
1hey besln about 80 and continue until
about o'clock. The band furnishes u-u-
SIC for the dancers every evening except
Sunday, when the entire evening is deyot ed
to the concert. Many other forms of amuse-
ment are provided, among which may be
mentioned the motion pictures bowling
rowing and shooting. The car service to
and from the lake is thoroughly adequate
cars peins run at frequent intervals
tnrousnout the day and evening. At the
regular concert tomorrow evening A special |
program Will be rendered by the band
The first Of the special Labor day excur-
slons to Old Point which the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company arranged
was given last evening when the steamer
Norfolk carried good-sized throng down
Tickets for the round trip have been greatly
reduced, and are limited to return, leaving
Norfolk and Fort Monroe, until the even
ing OF Iuesday. September 9. This gives
those who left last night three entire days
al Old Point, and those who leave this
evening two days at this famous resort
Ihe trip this evening will be made on the
washington, which will leave the wharf
foot of 7th street, at 6:3O. Daily connec-
tions are made at Norfolk with Old Do
minion liners for New York and also with
Merchants and Miners steamships for Bos-
ton.
cemetery, and one which tourists Invariably
patronize, is via the electric cars Of the
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
railway. BY this route no c1ange of cars
is necessary, the trip being made direct to
the main gate In only five minutes. The
cars leave the Aqueduct bridge every half
hour for Arlington and Fort Myer and every
hour throughout the day and evening for
Falls Church and way points. Both the
avenue and F street cars run to the George
town end of the Aqueduct bridge
The Labor day excursion to River View
promises to be very interesting. as an elab-
crate program has been arranged. The
events for the day will include a 1OO-yard
race. open to all; 1OO-yard race for boys.
Wheeibarrow race for ladies' blindfolded; !;
creased pole, ball game, Government Print
Ing Office vs.. Navy Yard, concluding with
prize waltz and fancy dancing at pavilion,
after arrival OF last boat, about pm. All
friends Of the Central Labor Union are in
v1ted to enjoy the day at this resort.