Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-10
EXCURSIONS.

Comfort as we'll as pleasure and recre-
alton IS to be found at Chevy Chase
Lake While easily reached. 1.-THE lake"
! is far enough in the country TO get the
full benefit of every breeze that blows,
which is very grateful to the heat-strick-
en- pleasure seeker from the city
Amusements at Chevy Chase Lake are
numerous and varied. a moving-picture
| theater. swings. bowling alleys, etc. all
claiming attention. though the star
attractions are the splendid Marine Band
concerts and dancing. These arc en-
! Joyed nightly by hundreds.
AS the scope of the Norfolk and Wash
| ington Steamboat Company's weekend
trips becomes more widely known pa
irons of these delightful outings increase
| in numbers. The special-rate round-trip
tickets include not only stateroom &C
ccmmodations. but cover expenses at the
Chamberlin Hotel. Old Point Comfort:
Friday tickets covering Saturday and
Sunday expenses at the hotel: Saturday
tickets covering Sunday board at the
same TWO or one days outing. accord
| ing to ones leisure. Tickets may be had
at the wharf, foot of 7th street, or at
| 705 18th street
The forty-mtle moonlight trips via the
| palatlal steamer jamestown. which the
Norfolk and Washington company mall
Gurated couple of seasons ago. will be
resumed next week. the initial trip being
| made Monday evening AT o'clock The
entire proceeds of this excursion will be
donated to the Children's Playground
Association fund. The jamestown. as al
most every one knows, has a spacious
dancing deck, a palm garden and other
features calculated to add to the enjoy
ment of passengers.
The moonlight dancing trim of the
steamer st. Johns will be made next Fri
day night and not Thursday night. as
usual. and those who make the trip may
be sure OF enjoying a most pleasant even
| ing. Those who are not fond Of dancing
can find comfortable seats on the broad
decks OF the big steamer and can enjoy
a most delightful sail on the river under
| the rays OF the new moon. The st. Johns
, will leave her wharf here at 6:45 PM and
will stop at Alexandria about 7:15 p.m
| On the return trip the steamer will reach
| this city about IL pm. after stopping at
| Alexandria.
| The big and fast steamer ST Johns OF
| the fleet of the Washington and Potomac
Steamboat Company will make her regu-
| lar week END trips to Colonial Beach Sat
urday afternoon and Sunday morning
| next and. returning. will leave the Beach
| Sunday evening at O'Clock. so that all
who make the trip can be home in time
| for q long nights rest before having to
| return to work Monday morning. Co
| lonial Beach Is now in the height Of it's
early summer beauty. and no more de-
| lightful place can be found at which to
| spend the time from Saturday evening
until Sunday evening. The bathing at
| the beach is excellent. and the crabs are
beginning to make their appearance in
| large numbers. The fishing and boating
cannot be surpassed. and all the amuse-
ments on the grounds and along the
boardwalk will be open. The ST. Johns
| will leave the city Saturday afternoon at
| $40 O'Clock. and again Sunday morning
at $40 O'Clock. Stops will be made at
| Alexandria going and returning.
| The steamer Queen Anne Is now making
| regular trips to River View. leaving her
wharf daily at 10 am, 2:l5 and 6:4o pm.
and Sunday at IL am. 2:45 and 6:lj
pm.
| During the past two months many i'm
provements have been made at the pretty
resort to make il a 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 hest of order
for service. and new moving picture
theater. penny arcade and several
| smaller amusements have been installed
| since last year.
The resort is now under new manage
ment and no pains will be spared to make
IT an up-to-date pleasure park In every
respect.