Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17
EXCURSIONS.

One Of the special features at Marshall
Hall tomorrow will be a musical concert
rendered by Prof Schroeder's band COM
mencing at o'clock and continuing
throughout the afternoon and evening
Amusements Of all kinds to please both the
old and young will be IN active operation
and table d'hote dinner is served In the
well-appointed dining hall during the day
and evening Steamer Charles Manchester
will make three trips to Marshall Hall to-
morrow. leaving 7th street wharf at IL am,
2:30 and $50 pm; returning. leave the Hall
at /, and o'clock pm.
To cool off this evening take the Macal-
ester at $50 pm. for Marshall Hall and
Indian Head. Sweet concert music on the
down trip, and a popular dance program
has been arranged for those who care to
stop off at Marshall Hall and trip the light
fantastic until the return of the steamer
from Indian Head.
The first of the Sunday outings at River
View under the personal direction of Capt.
E. S. Randall and his corps of assistants,
will be made tomorrow. All the many at
fractions of the resort will be ready to give
pleasure all day and evening, and the con-
certs by the View orchestra will be feat
ure of the day. The steamers will leave this
city at IL a. m, 2:45 and pm, and the last
trip from River View will be made at $50
pm.
The regular week end trips of the steamer
Pocahontas to Colonial Beach will be made
this afternoon and tomorrow morning, as
usual. The steamer will leave her wharf
here at 5:45 m. this afternoon, Will make
one of her flying trips to the Reach, and
will return on time to sail again Sunday
morning at S:45 o'clock. The Pocaho is
the fastest and largest side-wheel steamer
on the river. and trip on her is pleasure.
She makes the run of seventy-two miles in
little over four hours, and all who make
the day trip will have ample time to enjoy
the many pleasures of the resort. Stops are
made at Alexandria.
Those who are in the habit of spending
Sunday out of town will find the special
Weekend excursions of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company very at
tractive. A special rate for the round trip
is made, leaving the city at $50 Saturday
evenings, and returning to the city early
Monday mornings. This gives two nights
on the water, with all day Sunday at Old
Point Comfort. Norfolk Virginia Beach,
Cape Henry or any of the other surround
ing resorts. Many esteem the sail down
the Potomac and the Chesapeake alone
full return for the price of the tickets and
each Saturday evening finds state rooms for
these excursions In greater demand than
the preceding week. Steamers of this line
connect daily at Norfolk with Old Donin-
ion line and Merchants and Miners vessels
for New York and Boston. Offices are To-
Gated at 18th street wharf and at 705 18th
street.
Hundreds have escaped the discomforts of
the evenings In town by riding out to Chevy
Chase Lake lately, and the attendance has
made records every night of the past week
The United States Marine Band Orchestra
gives concerts every evening, after which
the band provides music for the dancers
Ihere Is, OF course, no dancing Sunday
evenings, but the concert program is much
longer then. At night the brilliant ilumi-
nations add much to the beauty and at
trdetiveneSS of the resort