Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-07
EXCURSIONS.

No more pleasant evening excursion can
be found than the trip to Indian Head and
Marshall Hall by the steamer Charles Mac
alester, which leaves eth street wharf every
Friday at $50 pm. Hundreds of people
avail themselves nightly of an opportunity
for a sail down the river, deriving keen en-
joyment from the cool breeze from the
water and listening to the good music from
the Marshall Hall Band and orchestra. The
steamer will stop at Marshall Hall going
and returning and those who desire to stop
off at the Hall to enjoy the dancing may
do SO to the strains Of all the latest and
popular music. The Manchester makes daily
trips to Marshall Hall at 10 am, 2:3O and
$50 pm.
Great Falls Of the Potomac continues to
be the most popular resort around Wash
ington. The illumination Of the falls at
night with the 1OOOO-candle-power search
light, which throws colored lights the
falls. presents awe-inspring effects more
magnificent than can be found anywhere
else in the United States. Niagara, while
pouring a larger quantity of water over a
large cliff. does not possess that varied
scenic effect which is shown by the coiored
lights at Great Falls. This place has grown
in popularity, and the number of people
that go there Is constantly Increasing. This
season the management doubled the num-
Der of cars. SO as to give accommodation to
the largely increased number Of passengers.
More than 80 per cent of the church excur-
sions have been given at Great Falls. If
you wish to spend pleasant day and even
ing go to the Great Falls. There Is no
charge for admission to the park; there is
free music by Prof. CaldwelFs Concert
Band, free dancing on the new pavilion,
and free illumination Of the falls at night,
free swings and many other attractions.
The big and fast steamer st. Johns is
making regular daily trips to Colonial
Beach. leaving her wharf here very morn s.n-
o'clock. The Saturday trip is made in the
evening at 5:45 o'clock. and the steamer re-
turns at once to this city, to leave again
Sunday morning. The run to We beach is
made in about four and a half hours, and
the passengers on these trips have several
hours each day to enjoy the pleasures Of
the resort. The Atlantic City Of Washing
ton Is an ideal place to spend an August
from visit to the salty Potomac. The new
bathhouse and dancing pavilion, which have
Just been completed, are in service fea-
ture of the daylight trips weekdays is the
dancing, a new departure, recently started.
The big main deck of the ST Johns has
been fitted for dancing, and the orchestra
plays dancing music going to the beach
and returning home.
The big Colonial Beach Hotel and all the
other hotels and boarding houses are now
we'll filled with guests, and the beach board
walk of an evening is as lively as that at
Atlantic City.
The steamer Harry Randall will next
Sunday evening repeat her usual pleasant
evening sail on the river, leaving her wharf
here at $50 O'Clock and returning about
1870 pm These forty-mile runs on the
river each Sunday have been very pleasant
outings and have been much enjoyed. A
feature OF these Sunday trips Is the concert
by fine orchestra, led by Prof. Chris Arth.
Stops will be made at Alexandria,
The big and speedy steamer st. Johns will
make another of her popular moonlight
dancing trips on the Potomac next Monday
evening. and those who make the trip can
anticipate a most pleasant evening The
big steamer will leave her wharf here at
6:40 pm. and will run down the river SO as
to return home by II pm. On the trip
down the river and back again the St
waltzes. two-steps and other dance music,
and dancing will be a feature of the trip.
These Monday evening dancing trips of the
st. Johns will be repeated each Monday
throughout the remainder of the summer
and she will stop at Alexandria going and
returning.
Enjoyable as is a visit to the jamestown
exposition, all the pleasures Of the trip are
not at an end if one goes via the superbly
appointed Norfolk and Washington boats
These splendid examples of ship construc-
ton have every possible device and con-
venience that can subscribe to the safety
and comfort of the passengers insuring q
thoroughly delightful trip down the Poto-
mac ana IneSdpeahc uIlQer all conditions.
Double daily service to Norfolk is main
tatned, steamers sailing at am. and Civ
ing an all-day trip on the beautiful river
and regular liners at $50 pm. making the
trip over night. Southbound, both dav and
evening. boats stop right at the exposition
pier. and at Old Point Comfort north as
we'll as southbound.
The height of the season sees no waning
in the popularity of Chevy Chase Lake.
Rather does this resort seem to grow in IA
Vor as the summer advances. The refined
class OF amusenents natural attractions
and splendid car service account in large
measure for this state Of affairs Promi-
nent among the amusements are the nonu
lai performances OF the Marine Band must
clans. who on hand rain or shine
rendering splendid program each evening.
In event OF Indictment weather the concerts
are given at the dancing pavilion, which is
stormproof and spacious enough to accom-
modate large throng. Dancing is in order
after y and continues until IL. Facilities for
boWlng, shooting, rowing. etc. are SPLEEN
dfdly provided for at Chevy Chase Lake