Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-22
EXCURSIONS.

A visit to River View tomorrow, with
several hours spent in the cool shade of the
big trees there, enjoying a good dinner In
the breezy dining room located on top OF
bluff overlooking the river. then going
aboard the steam St. Johns in the evening
and enjoying ride down the Potomac and
home again. is good program for day s
pleasure. Many of the business men of the
city, whose duties keep them at their desks
all the week, adopt this plan for recreation,
and they are greatly benefited thereby.
The steamer st. Johns will leave her wharf
here at II am, 2:3O and $50 pm. The
first two trips will be to River View only,
but on the evening trip, after stopping at
the View, she will continue down the
river for. a long, cool, moonlight ride on
the water. On the return trip she will
stop at River View to take aboard those
who remained there and will reach home
again about 10 pm. Those who go
to the resort during the day can board
the steamer in the evening and enjoy the
ride on the river without extra charge
Music will be a feature of the days pleas
ure, and all the attractions at the View will
be ready to amuSe.
The steamer Harry Randall. which re-
turned from Newport News last night Will
resume her place on the excursion route
between this city and Colonial Beach, and
will leave here on her regular trips this
row morning at $40 o'clock. These week
end trips to Colonial Beach, the Atlantic
City Of Washington. have always been
very popular and they afford am oppor-
tunity to visit salt water enjoy fine bath
in the briny Potomac and return home
again feeling greatly refreshed, without any
loss of time from business. The grabbing
and fishing at the Beach are said to be
particularly good sport just now, and many
who visit the resort take fishing tackle with
them and go after the spot, trout and other
salt water fish. The summer cottages at
the Beach are all filing up rapidly and
within the next week all the summer popu-
lation of the resort will have settled down
for several months pleasure. On the return
trip the steamer will leave the Beach at
pm. Sunday and will reach home about
1890 pm. Meals will be served on the
steamer. Stops are made at Alexandria on
all trips.
To take in the National capital seems
| to be the aim of almost all visitors to the
jamestown exposition, if one may Judge
from the crowded condition of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Companv's
| boats arriving and sailing from this city
These superb steamers, with their spacious
cabins and comfortably appointed state
rooms. maintain double daily service to
jamestown and Norfolk, sailing hours be-
ing at am and $50 pm. This enables
tourists to choose either alternatives sail
seem to prefer the latter, as it gives them
opportunity to view the noble Potomac
and the numerous places with historic as
sociations along it's banks. In Hampton
roads the boats traverse between the an
chored fleets of battleShps, and land di-
rectly at the exposition pier. This saves
the delay and discomfort of reaching the
fair grounds from across the roads by ferry
or from Norfolk by trolley. Convenient
connections are made daily at Norfolk with
steamers for New York and Boston. Offices
are located at 1th street wharf and at
1O5 14th street.
Thousands have found comfort and pleas
ure at Chevy Chase Lake the sultry even
ings of the past week. Far removed from
the heated city, yet reached conveniently
and quickly by trolley from its very heart,
this resort Will ever remain popular with
those who take their pleasure conservative
ly. There Is none of the cheap and ques-
tionable sort of diversions at Chevy Chase
Lake, which explains In some measure the
favor it enjoys as family resort. The
Marine Band Is on hand every evening,
rendering concert calculated to satisfy
politan audience. Dancing fills the calen-
dar after the concert, usually terminated
at o'clock, the spacious pavilion proving
none too large for the throngs who desire
to dance to the splendid Marine Band mu-
sic There are many other amusements,
but none more popular than those men
toned above Artistic ifluminations add
greatly to the attractiveness of Chevy
Chase Lake, and are-well worth, in them
selves, trip to the resort.
Cool river breezes always blow at Mar
shall Hall and the shade tree sand spacious
porches of the mansion afford ample
protection from the warm rays of the sun.
There are other attractions to make Sun
day there a pleasant outing. Schroeder's
Band will be heard in concert both on the
boat and grounds. Table d'hote dinner Is
served during the day and meals a la
carte during the day and evening. Harm
less amusements of all kinds are to be
found on all parts of the grounds. The
steamer Charles Manchester will leave to-
morrow at IL a. m, 2:30 and $50 pm, re-
turning leave the Hall at l, 8 and 8 o'clock
pm.