Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28
EXCURSIONS.

The special excursion Of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company Decora-
ton Day will provide an excellent and en-
joyable means of passing the day out Of
the city. The trip is to "Old Point and
Norfolk and special rate tickets are being
sold today, and will also be obtainabie to-
morrow. These tickets are for the round
trip and are good to return leaving Nor
folk Monday evening. Those who leave
this evening have two Gays. and this,
who go tomorrow evening have one entire
day at Old Point Comfort, or nearby re.
sorts. The steamers insure thoroughly
enjoyable trip down the Potomac. The
hour of sailing is $50 pm.
Planked shad dinner, including the cele-
brated Marshall Hall clam chowder, viii
again be the attraction at Marshall Hall
tomorrow. The run will be made on the
handsome steamer Charles Manchester ard
two trips will be the schedule, at Ii am.
and 2:30 pm. With the dinner is served
all the spring vegetables the market af-
fords. The ladies are especially invited.
There are two places with historic con-
nections, Mount Vernon and Marshall
Hall. where Decoration Day may be Pleas
antly spent. Those who have never visit
ed Mount Vernon should not miss this OPP
portunity. Mount Vernon with its wealth
of historic interest is reached by the steam
er in an hour. and the fine appointments
of the steamer Charles MacaleStIr make
the trip an ideal one. Two trips will be the
schedule to Mount Vernon Decoration Day.
leaving 7th street wharf at 1C am. and
$50 pm.
Marshall Hall will be In holiday attire
Decoration Day. May 80. being the opening
day of the season, and all who spend the
day there are assured dehghtful holiday;
Dancing and all the otker amLserEen:s will
be in fun sway. Planked shad dinner will
be served all day and evening. The steam
er Charles Manchester will make three
trips, leaving TIN street wharf az ~ an,
the Hall at 1890. 4:30, 7:45 and 1890 p. m.
The Marshall Hall band and orchestra VIII
he heard both in concert aha dance music
ALI day and evening. Daily trips TO mar
shall Hall throughout the summer Will be
run at 10 am. and 2:30 and $50 pm.
The usual Sunday outing will be given at
piver View tomorrow and will be under the
ausnices of the United Singers. who recent
ly won the first prize-the big bronze bust
CT Handel-in the 5aengerfest held last sum
mer In Baltimore. Three trips will be made
Re- the resort by the steamer Pentz tomor-
row and music will be the order of the day.
A grand chorus OF over fifty trained voices
will be heard in concert and the newly Or
ganized River View orchestra viii also be
heard in concert and all the many attrae-
tons of the resort will be ready to give
pleasure The steamer leaves her wharf at
IL am, 2.45 and $40 pm.
Colonial Beach. the ever popular summer
resort on the Potomac about seventy miles
below this city. will open for the season this
afternoon Special trips of the steamers to
the resort will be made from this city to-
morrow morning and again Monday morn
ing in order to give those who wish to spend
the Decoration day holiday out of town,
opportunity to visit the resort. On both
days the steamer will leave this city at SAB
a M ana will stop at Alexandria. A special
excursion ticket good to return on the day
o? issue will oe sold for these trips but
longer time ticket can be bought. In adj
dition to these trips the steamer will leave
here so- the beach at 5:45 this evening.
River View with It's beautiful lawns. fts
flower beds it's hundreds of shade trees and
its many mirth-rrovokiEg amusements, wilt
be thre wn open to the public Monday next,