Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-03
EXCURSIONS,

Arrangements have been made to enter
tain an unusually large crowd at Marshall
Hall tomorrow. ADJUSTMENTS of all kinds
will be in operation. Schroeder's band and
orchestra have arranged a fine Independ-
ence day program of concert and dance
music. The well-appointed dining room at
Marshall Hall will serve those famous table
d'hote dinners and meals la carte all day
and evening. Two steamers will leave 7th
street wharf tomorrow for Marshall Hall at
10 and II am. 2:3O, 300 and $50 pm; re-
turning, leave the Hall at 1890, 115. 4:3O.
1880. 1000 and 1890 pm. Spend the day at
this popular resort and enjoy the nation 8
holiday thoroughly.
Mount Vernon will be open to visitors
as usual tomorrow and the steamer Charles
Manchester will make two trips leaving 7th
street wharf at 10 am. and 2:30 pm; re-
turning, due to arrive at Washington at 2:15
and 6:15 pm. The delightful sail on the
historic Potomac presents an opportunity
to see the many points of historical inter-
est along the shores of Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
Colonial Beach. the popular excursion re-
sort on the salty Potomac, will be the OBJ
5ective point of hundreds of persons from
this city and Alexandria, who will take ad-
vantage of the holiday to spend the Fourth
away from the hot city. The big and fast
steamer st. Johns will make two trips to
the resort, leaving her wharf here this aft
ernoon at 6:45 o'clock, and again tomorrow
morning at S:45 o'clock These outings are
very enjoyable. After the day in the hot
city you embark on the big steamer, have
a cool, pleasant ride down the river and
spend the Fourth In bathing and going
grabbing and fishing. The big and new
dancing pavilion will be open for the enter
tainment of those who are fond of dancing
and the visitor TO the Beach will find plenty
to amuse him. Daily trips viii be made
la,y
TO Colonial Beach, and the season there is
now in full swing.
The Fourth of July will be gala day at
the River View excursion resort, and the
! managers of the resort are preparing to
handle large throng without any crowding
or delay. The new and fast steamer Queen
Anne, the latest addition to the fleet of ex-
cursion boats on the river. will make three
trips to the resort. so that there will be
ample room for everybody who wishes to
spend the day away from the hot city in
the shade of the big trees and where cool
ing breezes from over the river can always
be found. On all trips of the steamer the
View orchestra. under the leadership of
Prof. Chris Arth, Will be heard in concert,
and music and dancing will be a feature of
the days pleasure at the resort The big
water chute, the little river, the Tom
Thumb railway, the caroussal and all the
many other attractions of the resort, scat
tered about its wide and shady grounds,
WIN be ready to give pleasure. The steamer
viii leave her wharf here at 10 am, $50
and $3.50 pm River View Is an ideal place
for children. as the grounds are broad and
shady and the little folks win have plenty
of room to run about and play.
| Those who have delayed securing accom-
mediation for the Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Company's Fourth OF July
excursion until this date are likely to be dis
appointed. While two of the company
| large steamers will make the trip this even
ing. the demand has all but exhausted the
accommodations. The reduced round trip
fare and the attractiveness of the outing
are responsible for this. The boats will
sail at 6:80 tonight. giving an all-night
sail on the river and Chesapeake bay, land
ing passengers at Old Point and Norfolk
early Wednesday morning. and returning to
the city early Thursday morning. From