Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-17
HAD A RAINY TRIP
TEACHERS WHO WENT TO SEE
BATTLEFIELns.
Party Split Up at Norfolk Part of the
Excursionists Reg9aiping
There.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
| VIRGINIA BEACH. April 16, 1903.
AS fit ending for their Easter outing
many of the teachers who left Washington
| Monday morning on the Chesapeake and
Ohio excursion to the battlenelds of Vir-
gfnfa took advantage of the ticket extern
sion to spend the remainder of the week in
the vicinity of Norfolk and Fortress Mon
! roe.
| After leaving Williamsburg at o'clock
| Tuesday afternoon the journey was contin-
ued down the peninsula skirting the historic
| Chickahominy and on to Newport News,
which was reached in driving rain. Those
| of the party who did not embark by boat
| for Washington the same evening divided
| into congenial groups and took their sew
eral ways to nearby points. By far the
| larger number. however, elected to tarry at
| Virginia Beach, where they might COM
| pare notes and digest at leisure the mass of
| Information gathered during the fore part
| of their journey and incidentally the ma
terial food so abundantly provided by the
| sea and shore in those parts.
| The boat which took the Virginia Beach
party was delayed in landing at Norfolk. SO
| that the connection was barely made with
| the last train of the evening for the former
point.
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| to the wrong depot which necessitated a
| fifteen-minute hold-up until they could be
| gathered in. Virginia Beach was reached
| at late hour, and as has been the case
| on the arrival at every point on the trip.
| 1t was raining in the most approved
manner.
After late supper at the Princess Anne,
| where the travellers are registered, the
| damp but valiant band retired to the
strenuous lullaby of the booming break
ers and the wailing of the storm. Wednes-
| day and Thursday were spent in the en-
| joyment of the vast quietude which is one
Of Virginia Beachs greatest charms.
While walking up the sands yesterday
morning the attention of the strollers was
attracted to a small sign hanging on the
| porch of one Of the cottages. Curiosity
prompted closer inspection, which re-
suited in the information that bazaar
was to be held within for the benefit of the
| hospital. One of the ladies connected with
| the enterprise was questioned as to the
| smallness Of the sign. oh she an
| swered. I'VE did not care to make it large
for fear the passersby might think we were
| selling out our household Effects
At Williamsburg a small boy returning
| from school was questioned by a group Of
teacher excursionists as to his teacher
rs she pretty?" asked one.
NO. replied the youngster, shes an
| old maid
| 1t was stipulated before the expedition
| left Washington that any reference to
school matters en- route should be pun
| ished by a fine of $40. 20
The money collected thus Tar has been
! invested in a pound of chocolate creams,
| to be eaten by the party on the return trip
| Among those in the Princess Anne party
are Misses Florence Day. Louise Under
| wood, Alice McNantz. M. e. Forbes, H.
| L. Johnson, Mary Awkward, Annie Beers
Adelaide Doris. May Cameron, I. M. Daily,
| Florence Hendly, Helen Nichols, Mr.. C. M.
Hendly, Miss FURNACE and Miss Potter.