The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
EXCURSIONS

River View. the pretty excursion resort
in Maryland near Fort Washington opened regu-
larry with the outing Of the eighth division Of the
public schools Of the District yesterday The steamer
Queen Anne viii also make regular trips to the re.
sort to-day. and special sacred concert will be the
feature Of the day.
The Queen Anne will leave her wharf daily at 10
a. m. 2i5 and 6:i5 ,. m, and Sunday at Il a M
:5 and els p. m.
During the past two months many improvements
have been made at the pretty resort. 70 make it
pleasure park for the people Of Washington The
chute, the little river the Tom Thumb railway and
all the many other old attractions Of the resort have
been put IN the best Of order for service and new
moVlngldcture theatcr. penny arcade. and several
smaller amusoments have been installed since last
year.
The resort is now under new Management and no
pains will be spared TO make 1t an up-to-date pleas
ure park IN every respect.
The big and fast steamer St. Johns. Of
the feet Of the Washington and Potomac Steam
boat Company. viii make her regular weekend trip
10 Colonial Beach this morning and. returning. will
leave the beach az o'clock. so that all who make
the trip can be home in time for a long nights
rest before having 10 return to work tomorrow
morning. Colonial Beach IS now in the height Of it,
early summer beauty. and no more delightful Mace
can be found az which - spend SUNDAY The bath
ing is excellent and TIE crrbs are beginning 70
make their appearance in large numbers. The fishing
and boating cannot be surpassed. The St Johns
leaves the city every SATURDAY afternoon at 5-s5
o clock and every sunday morning at s.45 O'Clock
during June. Regular daily trips o. the resort will
begin July J. Stops viii b. maze az Alexandria
going and returning.
Chesapeake Beach. where there arc al
WAYS the cool breezes that 90 with salt water. is
mecca for exoursionists whether they 20 singiy or
in big parties.
Along the boardwalk there are. on the one side
such amusement places the roller-coaster. the
merry goruund and the shooting gallery and on the
other side IS the blue expanse Of Chesapeake Bay
Inc dancing pavilion which IS built far out above
inc waters OF the bay. Is favorite place. There
the band plays in the afternoon and evening
As Chesapeake Beach can be reached by a nm Of
only an hour on the trains Of the Chesapeake Beach
Railway the resort is ideal place for an alI-day
piclic or FOR trip in the afternoon or a moonlight
excursion.
During the past week Glen Echo Park
proved its adaptability as place Of amusement dur
ing ali seasons Of weather.
When a rainstom comes shelter may he readily
had. This begins at the entrance 10 the mark wbe,.
a watershed has hem constructed that reaches ont
over the tops Of cars
While the groWn-upS are dining or dancing the
children have open space The pink poucor,' ana
the candy man are nearby. Then comes The Din "
the moving picture theater. the House Of Mysteries
the fortune ,ellers, the snapshot man. the nv
draulic dive. and by way Of the miniature railway
the Ferris wheel shooting gallery bowling alley, and
enchanted house.
The conclusion based on the experience
Of last season that the patronage Of the new ex-
press steamships Of the Metropolitan Steamship Gem
Tany. plying between New York and Boston. on the
cItside nll-waer line would be large has been more
than verified, even during the opening weeks Of the
nf he
exceeded expectations and has steadily increased The
Yale and Harvard arc carrying a very large share
OF the travel between the two cities
As 20 the schedules Of these great sips It NAV
be said that during the last two weeks they have been
reaching their Destination nearly every day before
30 I'm the morning. thus beating their advertised
nun Of fifteen hours Considering the distance COW
cred, tifis rcS--Td is remarkable.