Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02
EXCURSIONS.

Sunday may be delightfully."- spent on the
green lawns Of Marshall Hail. Sunday IL
the most popular day Of the week at this
famous resort. The concerts by Prof.
Schroeders band enliven the day and even
ing and q pleasing program has been ar
ranged for tomorrow. Harmless amuse-
ments to please both the old and young will
be in active operation. Table d'hote dinner
is served all day. The steamer Charles
Manchester will leave for Marshall Hall to-
morrow at IL am, 2:30 and $50 pm, re-
turning, leave the hall at /, and o'clock
pm.
Monday, the Fourth of July. will be a
great day at the tomb Of the father OF his
country and on the green lawns Of Mar
shall Hall. Those who wish to be patriotic
in quiet way and enjoy Independence day
away from the din and smoke Of fireworks
will find Mount Vernon an ideal spot to
visit, while those who wish to spend the
day at Marshall Hall will find all the
amusements in full swing. There will be
patriotic music and dancing all day and
evening. An excellent table d'hote dinner
will be served on arrival of the boat The
steamer Charles Manchester will leave for
Mount Vernon Monday at 10 a m. and $50
pm, and for Marshall Hall at 10 am, 2:3O
and $40 p m. returning leave the hall at
1890 4:3O, 7:45 and 1890 pm.
The sylvan beauties, picnic facilities and
other advantages will undoubtedly attract
to Chevy Chase Lake hundreds Of those who
prefer TO pass 1.-The 4th'' in the country.
In addition, the moral tone of Chevy Chase
Lake makes the resort particularly suita-
BILE for ladies and children as there are no
questionable amusements, and no intoxi-
eating liquors are offered for sale. There
will be a splendid concert by section OF
the United States Marine Band in the early
evening, with dancing afterward. The vari-
Gus conveniences for the other recreations
will, of course, be open, and the grounds
will be illuminated in the usual manner.
special means will be exercised this
Fourth to make it still better. An at
tractive program has been arranged Tor
Sunday evening.
Reservations for the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company's special Fourth
Of July trips to Old Point Comfort and Nor
folk indicate how hundreds will enjoy In
dependence day. Reduced rates will obtain
for round trip tickets. good to return. leaV-
ing Norfolk until Monday evening. the
Fourth. One steamer will leave today at
$50 pm. and a second special steamer will
leave Sunday morning. July g. at $50. This
last trip will have Haley's Band aboard.
Two entire days may be spent at the sea-
side; leaving Sunday one entire day Is
given. The Norfolk and Washington liners
are especially well known for their superb
appointments, comfortable state rooms and
excellent dining room service.
Colonial Beach, the popular summer re-
sort on the lower Potomac, will be the
mecca of hundreds of persons from this
city who will take advantage of the Sun
day and Monday holiday of the Fourth to
spend 1t on salt water. To accommodate
this travel the steamer Arrowsmith will
leave here this evening at 5:45 o'clock for
the Beach. She will also leave here again
Sunday morning at S:45 O'Clock and on Mon
day morning the steamers Harry Randall
and Arrowsmith will make the trip, leaV-
ing here at S:45 O'Clock. Those who do not
care to stay at the Beach until Mondae
evening can return Sunday, as the steam
ers will leave there at pm. each day. The
attra ctions of Colonial Beach are too well
known to need extended mention.
The De Acos will be the special attrac-
ton at River View during the coming week,
and the feat of Mile De Acc should prove
strong drawing card This young woman
slides while hanging by her teeth on
live electric light wire from the top or
the chute across the chute lake. dis-
lance of over 500 feet. The wire on which
the slide is made is eighty feet above the
ground. In addition to this John De AGO
gives an exhibition of rifle shooting from
slack wire All the other attractions
Of the resort will also be in operation. The
first of the performances will take place
Sunday at $3.50 pm, and another exhibit
ton will be given at $50 pm, and on Mon
day Wednesday and Saturday of next
week 1t will be free to the patrons Of
the resort