Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-04


Large throngs took advantage of the
Fourth of July holiday to enjoy an outing
on the river. and all the steamers leaving
here last night and this morning have
been we'll filed with expectant throngs
out for a good time
The Norfolk and Washington line steam
er Norfolk the regular boat and the New
port News. the special steamer. both feit
here yesterday evening crowded TO their
stateroom capacity. Those aboard the
steamers will spend the day at Old Point
or the resorts about Norfolk and will re-
turn home tomorrow morning.
The steamer Anne Arundel of the Mary
land Delaware and Virginia Railway Com
pany had aboard when she left the dock
here yesterday afternoon a good passenger
list OF persons taking the trip by water
to Baltimore. at which port they will ar
rive tomorrow morning
The big steamer st. Johns carried about
2.50O persons to Colonial Beach last night
and this morning and will be back tonight.
Those who went for a brief outing only
will return this evening.
The new steamer jamestown, the fire
proof boat of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company, carried several hun
dred persons on her daylight trip down the
river today. She will return here this
afternoon in time to go on trip of forty
miles down the river. returning before mid
night.
There are many hundreds at Mt. Vernon
and Marshall Hail today. the steamers
Charles Manchester and River Queen being
I'm service. Large thronss went on all five
trips made by the boats
The steamer Queen Anne has been kept
busy transporting the crowds that wished
10 spend the day at River View. TWO
trips have already been made and another
one will be made tonight
The ferry steamers Woodbury. and Calia-
han on the route between this city and
Alexandria have been well patronized all
day. many taking advantage of the fire.
quent trips for a ride on the river
The steamer Jane Moseley today carried
a throng of colered excursionlsts to Somer-
set Beach on the lower Potomac and will
bring them back tonight
The holiday was generally observed along
the river front most of the business houses
being closed, and the vessels lying In the
harbor dressing out in flags in honor OF the
day, the monitor Puritan and the naval
yacht Oneida the vessels of the Naval Bat
TALON, d. C. n. c.. making particularly
pretty showing. They were almost COM
pletely covered with flags and bunting.
At Boys Reform School.
Following the practice of recent years
the celebration of the Fourth at the re-
form school began with appropriate patri-
otto exercises in the assembly hal where
patriotic recitations and songs by the boys
gave an hour and more of pleasure to
boys and visiting friends. There will be
a special dinner with Ice cream for des-
Sert ana then In the afternoon until sup
per time there viii be games and contests
on the Fairgrounds. in which all will par
tlcipate.
The recitatlons of this morning were of
especial interest to all the boys. Mr.. B.
II. Warner of the board of trustees had
offered as prizes two gold medals to be
awarded to the two boys making the best
Rotations. For these prizes more than
twenty Of the go boys contested. From
these nine were presented to three MEM
beers of the board. who were asked to act
as judges. These members were Messrs.
Shuster, Duehay and Guardian. Every one
of the nine boys acquitted himself with
honor. the first place being awarded to a
boy from Virginia. and the second to
boy from the District A consolation prize
was given 10 each Of the seven others,
consisting of a valuable book TO be taken
by the boy to his home when he receives
his honorable discharge.
The prizes were awarded by Mr.. Warner
In appropriate address.