Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
THE OPENING DAY
THE BEGINNING OF THE ExcUR-
SION SEASON rs MAY 80.

Arrangements are being made by all the
transportation companies and resorts near
Washington to handle a bigger crowd on
Decoration day than ever before. There
have been enough bookings ahead to indi-
cate that Washington ought to be almost
emptied on that day. The Norfolk ana
Washington steamers have contracted al
ready to carry almost their full capacity.
Accommodations at Annapolis are at pre-
MUM. the crowd there coming principally
from Baltimore. but many Washingtonians
are on the lists of the hotels
All the down the river resorts expect big
crowds. Colonial Beach, Chssa peake
Beach and the various river points have
made preparations to take care of big
crowd and the river steamers probably will
be taxed to carry the visitors. Mt Vernon
River View and Marshall Hall will all be
points of especial interest
On the land lines out of Washington there
will be stream or traffic. All of the subur-
ban electric lines have arranged for extra
cars and the prospects are that they will
becrowded. Glen Echo. Cabin John and
all the points between Tenleytown and
Rockville VIII have their quota, while up the
Virginia side of the river the new Old Do
minion line. the Falls Church and the Fort
Myer lines will all carry big crowds. Ar
lington will of course bethe center of at
traction. The services there will attract
an immense crowd, and the full equipment
of the electric road will be brought into play
and cars will be run at frequent intervals
throughout the day.
Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hall.
There are two places with historic con-
nections-Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hall
where Decoration day can be spent pleas
antly- The quick steamer service of only
one hours running time and the fine APP
pointments on. the steamer Charles Mac
alester make the trip to Mt. Vernon an
ideal Two trims will he the schedule
Decora ton day. leaving 9TH street wharf at
10 a. m. and $50 p. m. returning due to
arrive at Washington at 2:f5 and 6:l5 D. m.
Marshall Hall will he in gala attire Deco
ration day. being the opening day of the
season Prof. Schroeder's band viii be
heard in concert both the boat and
grounds. Dancing and all the other amuse-
ments will be in full swing. Planked shad
dinner will he served all day and evening.
There is also a dairy lunch on the grounds,
where city prices will prevail. Two steam
ers will lie in service to Marshall Hall Deco
ration day, leaving It'll street wharf at 10
and II a. M. 2:30. 8 and ESQ p. m. Re
turning leave TIE Hall at 12:3o 1:l5, 80,
1880. 40 and 10s9 D. m.
River View
The new steamer Queen Anne which
Capt E. S. Randall recently purchased from
the Queen Anne Railroad Company at Balti-
more for excursion service on the Potomac,
will MAKE her first trips between this city
and River View Wednesday next, Decora-
ton day, when the excursion season at
that popular resort will be inaugurated for
the summer season The Queen Anne is
handsome. sidewheel. iron huled steamer,
and was built at Baltimore for the Chesa-
peake Bay service in 1900. She is over 200
feet long and is beautifully fitted out for
excursion work. She has a speed of about
sixteen miles an hour and can easily make
the to the View in forty-five minutes.
She will carry about 800 passengers with
out crowding and has plenty of outside deck
ROOM having been built for excursion pur-
poses. She is fitted out with everything
that will contribute to the pleasure and
comfort of her patrons and will be popu-
lar boat with the pleasure-loving people of
the city.
Next Wednesday she will make three
trips to River View, leaving the River View
line pier here at 10 a. m, 2:l5 and 6:l5 p.
m. The return trips from the View will be
made at 12:15. ), 8 and 1890 p. m. Since
the close of the last excursion season
many changes have been made in the at
tractors at River View that will add
greatly to the pleasure of those visiting the
resort. The shady grounds al the View are
now in all the glory of their summer foliage
and the flower beds are blooming and add
much to the attra ctiveuess of the resort.
The chute. the scenic canal, the Tom
Thumb railway, the open air canal with its
gaily decorated boats. the flying horses,
the bOXban games. tenpin alleys and the
like Will be ready to amuse, and there will
be music and dancing all day and until the
last boat leaves at night.