Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-26
EXCURSIONS.

AT MarShall Hail DAY or rest ana recre-
alton can be enjoyed. Schroeder's Band en-
lfvens the day and evening with concerts of
the latest music. Harmless amusements OF
all kinds, to please both the old and young.
are located on all parts of the grounds.
Table d'hote dinner and meals la carte
are served In the elegant dining hall all day
and evening. Steamer Charles Manchester
will make three trips tomorrow, at Ii am.
2:30 and $50 pm: returning, leave the Hail
at 1, 5 and 9 pm.
To cool off this evening take the Macales-
ter at $50 pm. for Marshall Hall and In
dian Head. Delightful concert music on the
down trip, and pleasing dancing card has
been arranged for those who desire to stop
Off at the Hall until the return OF the
steamer from Indian Head.
Labor day will prove day OF much pleas
ure for all who go the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company's special
daylight trip to Old Point Comfort and Nor
folk. This trip will give an opportunity to
view the scenery of the historic Potomac
and Hampton roads, as well an entire
day at any of the famous seacoast resorts
about Norfolk one chooses. For the service
the splendid steamer Newport News is to be
used, leaving at 8 m. Sunday, September
3, and arriving at Norfolk at o'clock the
same evening. Arrangements have been
made TO permit passengers to spend the
night Of the Sd aboard the steamer IL de-
sired. On the return trip the steamer will
leave Norfolk at $50 pm September 4,
reaching this city early Tuesday morning.
Reduced rate tickets, good leaving Satur-
day evenings and returning Sundays, are on
sale every week.
At Chevy Chase Lake a feature is the fine
music. large orchestra from the United
States Marine Band renders a program
day evenings in order to furnish music for
the dancing, which continues until IL. Sun
day evenings an extra lengthy program is
rendered, as there Is no dancing. Music
and dancing are not the sole means of d.
version at Chevy Chase Lake. One may
bowl, shoot, row on the lake, view the mo-
ton pictures that are displayed In the rustic
theater and indulge in many other amuse-
ments. The car service Is notably excellent
The Land of the Sky" and Lookout
Mountain districts are among the most pic
turesque and beautiful sections of the coun-
try. This Is the route of the excursions Of
the Southern Pacific Company to the Pacific
coast and Portland fair. Such trip is es-
pecially attractive now because Of the pop
ular rates that are in force. The manage
ment has special rate rOund-trip tickets and
also one-way tickets that are unusually lib
eral In the matter of stop-oyers. The round
trip tickets permit choice Of return routes
All these tickets are good for Transporter
ton on the specially equipped tourist ex-
cursion sleepers run by the Southern rail-
way and Southern Pacific Company. De-
tailed information regarding these tickets
may be had at the office Of A. J. Poston
general agent. oil Pennsylvania avenue, or
at 705 18th street.
Sunday Is the business mems day at River
View and many of the Washington business
and professional men who cannot find time
to leave the city on vacation visit there
each Sunday and spend the day in the shade
Of the trees. The River View Orchestra,
under the leadership of Prof Arth. will rem
der a special program Of concert music in
the afternoon and evening. The steamer will
leave her wharf here at 10 am. 2:15 and
6:45 pm, and frequent trips homeward will
be made.
The Saturday night and Sunday morning
trips of the steaIc i Pocahontas to Colonial
Beach will be made this week as usual and
to assist in carrying the throng that will
visit the resort Sunday the steamer Arrow
smith will also be in service. The steamers
will leave here Saturday evening at 5:45
o clock and Sunday morning at S:45 O'Clock.
Those who go to the beach on the Sunday
trip will have several hours to enjoy the
pleasures OF the resort before the steamers
leave at Pm on their return trip to this
city. The bathing at Colonial Beach cannot
be excelled. and the grabbing and fishing
are also said to be fine. The usual 5O-cent
and the ten-day and season-end tickets win
al ba on aa1Q