Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

Luna Park opens It NTH week today with
another big free double bill for the after
noon and evening. daily. The Navassars,
q band of nifty lady musicians who have
been holding immense audiences in the
musical shell for the past week, will have
a return engagement. and On the hippo
drone stage the Six Semois. arab acrobats,
will give performances at 3:45 and v:15
daily.
The program this week will be OF the
usual high class order, comprising the best
band arrangements in existence, and q
liberal sprinkiing OF popular airs and seiec-
tions fro mthe various operas. There will
be several Numbers by the popular saxa-
phone sextet, composed Of the three Misses
Hall and Misses HandaSer, Callahan and
Gary. and Misses Ida Reiter AMI Lillian
Sieger. the trombone and cornet soloists
who were in such favor during the past
week, will have conspicuous places on the
program.
The Arabs who come to Luna Park this
week have an act Of unusual daring and
originality. The Six Semois are among the
best Of their kind. and make a team DIS
tinctly at the head in general athletic
work. They are tumblers. contortionists,
weight-hfters and wtry. Hthe ail-round
demonstrators Of everything that Is re-
nlarkable In athletic sports. One Of them
holds the other Ave on his body. Their
leaping and balancing Is said to be excep-
t;onally fine.
There has been a perfect food of plcnics
and outings to Luna Park since the sea-
son began on June IL. It's all the thing
now to go to Luna, and the picnic and rec
reation grounds have been whipped into
perfect shape for the convenience Of the
outdoor crowds. Through the grounds II Dies
and benches have been placed, and in the
picnic house. which il set aside for the
use of picnic committees in preparing their
lunches, there are other benches for those
who wish to eat their lunches under cover.
see-saw and whiriigig on the picnic
grounds furnish amusement for the chill
dren, and other ADJUSTMENTS viii be placed
In the grounds for their entertainment
This week will be a big one with the
Sunday schools at Luna Park Among the
bookings already made for outings are the
following:
Monday. Grace Baptist and Trinity Epis-
copal Sunday Schools. and Washington He
brew Congregation: Tuesday, Second Bap-
list North Capitol NJ. E, Bethany Chapel
Westminster Presbyterian and Whitney
Avenue Christian Sunday schools: Wednes-
day. International Brotherhood of Electro
cal Workers Martha Washington Camp
No. 10. and First Reformed Church Sun
day school; Thursday. Retail Clerks Asso-
citation: Friday, New York Avenue Presby-
terian. First Baptist Of Alexandria, Wesley
M. E.. Sixth Presbyterian and First Con-
gregationai Sunday schools; Saturday, pub
lie schools of Washington
The school outing yesterday was the first
OF a series Of public school picnics planned
for the summer. The dates are June % and
30 and July B, 3. and T. There are sixty
seven schools and $500 scholars affected
by the arrangement. For these outings a
ticket will be issued for 10 cents, which
will give each child a round trip on the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
railway, and in addition ride on the
chutes and one on the caroussell. It is ex-
pected that not less than 5000 scholars will
attend each of the outings