Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
EXCURSIONS.

NO matter how warm and sultry it may
De IN the city. there is always a cool breeze
blowing at Marshall Hall. It is an easy
matter to be cool at Marshall Hail. for
there Is no scarcity of fine old shade trees
TO Keep out the warm rays of the scn
while the wide porches of the mansion
with the big, roomy chairs. are welcome
retreat after a walk about the grounds
There are plenty of amusements that may
be INDUCED In on Sunday. Schroeder's
band will accompany the steamer and also
give sacred concerts on the lawn. Table
d hote dinner and meals a la carte are
served in the well-appointed dining hall on
arrival of the steamer. Steamer Charles
Manchester will make three trips toner
row. leaving at II am. 80 and 6:3O D. H.
returning leave the Hall at l. ; and pm
The steamer POcahontas will make her
regular weekly trip to Colonial Beach this
afternoon at 5:4J O'Clock and tomorrow
morning at S:15 o'clock Both the Poc;l-
hontas and the T V Arrowsmith will be
IN service. No more delightful way of
spending the week send holiday can be
found than by trip on the Potomac and
visit to Colonial Beach. The crabbing and
fshins are excellent, and an ENJOYABLE
outing can be had at the Beach Those
who do not care to go down tonight and
stay over at the Beach can go on the trim
tomorrow. The steamers will leave here
at o:4o this afternoon and S:45 in the morn
ing, and will leave the Beach Sunday at
q pm.
Special concerts by the River View or
chestra, under the leadership of Prof Chris
Arth. will be a feature of the day at River
View tomorrow. and no more ENJOYABLE
way of spending the day can be had than
by spending few hours at the pretty re-
Wi 5irgy
seated In their shade the visitor can view
the ever-changing scenes on the Potomac
The chute, the little river and all the
many other attractions of the resort Will
be ready to amuse. The steamer will leave
here at IL am. go and 6:30 pm and
will leave River View on her last trip at
$50 pm.
visit to Chevy Chase lake constitutes
form of recreation that is al once enjoya-
BILE and beneficial. The concerts by tie
Marine Band prove a source of delight ev-
cry evening. With the exception of Sun
in the pavilion. These concerts begin about
.1:3O and on Sundays the entire evening is
devoted to them. An exceptionally fine
program has been arranged for tomorrow
evening. The other forms of diversion, in
Guiding boating. bowling. shooting and
nightly. exhibitions of motion pictures, are
always extensively patronized- The excel
lence of the car service insures an enjoya-
BILE trip to and from the Lake
A delightful and inexpensive means Of
escaping the citys heat for short time is
afforded by the weekend trips of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Company
to Old Point Comfort and Norfolk The
steamers making the trips afford every
comfort and convenience that the most ex-
acting could desire. Steamers sail Friday
and Saturday evenings from 7th street
wharf at 500 pm. Reduced rate round
trip tickets are obtainable for either eyen-
ing. Tickets for Friday night good for
returning Sunday night, while the Saturday
tickets are good for returning Monday
night. Daily connections made with
Old Dominion liners for New York and
with Merchants and Miners steamships
for Boston and Providence.
The special rate tickets to Portland, Ore
offered by the Southern and Southern Pa
cific railway. afford opportunity to
visit the Lewis and Clark fair of which
many have been quick to take advanta ge.
On these tickets a choice of two eXcep-
tionally desirable return routes including
stop-overs in California, is permitted thus
enabling tourists to derive the greatest pos
sible amount of enjoyment from the trip.
Special rate monthly tickets to California.
good until September ~ are also offered
by this company. For tickets and any IN
formation desired apply 10 a. J. Poston.
general agent, 511 Pennsylvania avenue or
at 100 10Th street.