The Washington herald., 1909-07-28
EXCURSIONS.

One Of the most delightful trips out OF
Washington this summer Is that by the electric line
70 Annapolis. thence By the steamer Emma Giles
out into Chesapeake Bay and down into tho
Wet River, pleas,utcr combination than this
* the hno iutcr1rtan trolley triD with the cool
steamer rde IS not % Do found in any city This
tln is made five times a week
On Mondays Welrcsjavs ard FRIDAYS the trains
leave White Ho'so Station. fifteenth and H streets
noStheast. % $50 ia the morning. making direct
c1rnecron with the steamer az tie foot 81 Prince
George street. in Annapolis On Saturdays the con-
Meeting train leaves at 250 81 the afternoon and
on sundays 60 1870 in the morning
In addition 90 The de- shtuluess % the trp there
- % BE- had az insight into the country life Of
Old southern Maryland. The landing places Oh the
West River airs the SHIPPING points for their re-
sIccivc surrounding sections OF the country and 70
these placrs the farmers bring their tobacco. garden
truck. and live stock for shipment 70 Baltimore.
The river itself is a BEAUTIFUL snip o. water.
Excellent meals are served aboard the steamer Or
one may arrange % take dinner at one q the many
s,nlne- boarding houses near the landings on West
River. The rO1nd TIP IS made 70 Washington by
about p a.
Tickets Tor this tip nay he had a. White HOUSE
Station or at dty ticket oacs. 1921 New YORK
ayenuc.
The manager Of the big Colonial Beach
excursion steamer ST Johns Ia preparing u CITY
largo throug % Colonial Beach during the annual
Colonial Jubilee. which viii open this morning and
VII continue until Friday. To-day viii be given
over % boat, swimming. sack and foot rnccs and
graid tournament At night there viii he a
baby show ard Tlud ball Tomorrow the events
win b' a baseball game between LeTisetta and
colonial beach teams Ia tbs morning and grand
lpi7laI-eut in the Afternoon, ard az MIGHT the
coronation ceremonies and lall. TIE most graceful
lady dancer VIII receive a gold medal Friday viii
De- me big day. IN the morning the Warsaw and
Colonial Beach teams viu cross bats, and IN the
afternoon three hcrso races VIII Be run- Among
che entries are a number ~ fue horses from tits
c-y. Friiay night tine carnival Wiu take place
toutettl-t-r0l7lng VIII DO ID order. and evcrybody
VIII DO our 80 costume and Tor A coed tiras. The
pc-sol wearing the most ridiculous costume on the
boardwalk between s and 70 p, m VIII receive
handsome prlze The steamer S. Johns viii make
tuDs % Colonial Beach each day. leaving here az
O. H.. reaching tho Beach about Z 80 p H. On
tho retlrn u1p she VIII leave the Beach az
p na-. and VAL Be AoHo by 1870 ?.
A popular route 20 New York and New
England points is VIA the Norfolk and Washington
steamers 20 New York and thenco By sea va the
Old Dominion liners. Merchants and Miners and
3tAer connecting lines. This gives G most delizhcful
water up, and the special rates obtaining on the
VARIOUS connecting lines both for single and round
trips. make b. ecJnonlcai as we'll Fares Include
meals and S.atcrooms az SEA. FNIl details c1nce-1-
ms these tips viii be furnished az the uptown
o1icc q The Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
company. % Fourteenth street, first floor Of tho
Bond Building
The Norfolk ana Washington Company also oTr7s
special rates VA their own steamers Tor the weekend
90 Old Point and Norfolk. Inclusive fares covering
steamer EXPENSES and board az the Old Point hotals
are Cbtaiuabe, and also reduced rats tickets for
the round trip good from Saturday to Monday morn
ms.
Now that the moon IS favorlng US with
her hight The jamestown evening outings are moro
delightful than ever. leaving NJ n n. tie nag
uifccut big boat speeds about forty miles down ne
rivcr, and is back 90 town az about IL These are
the longest moonlight cuttings made on the Po-
toInac. and IN the opinion q many also the most
enjoyable HalCy's Orchestra accompanies tbs boat
and concert music and dance numbers are rendered
throughout the sal. The dancing floor Is In most
i2Toraoc location, and &c is always breezy and cool
in1 pleasure
All sorts o. rcfrements are served az city pric,s
IN the palm garden restaurant The jamestown
trips are made nightly Sundays included.
While Intended primarily for a Juvenile
attraction. the riding track al Chevy Chase Lake
seems 70 have taken" So 70 speak with older
patrons as well, and the Illuminated inc'oS1re is |
ratronized literally every evening. Lengthy tins
are gwen for a small fee and one has a choics 81 /
saddle ponies. burro carts. and goat wagons the /
latter being most popular with the children At
tendants are at hand 10 Accompany those who are |
timid about riding alone
Evening concerts by the Marine Band section and i
dancing arc prominent among the many ether
completed 40 or shortly after that hour and all 4
The rest Of the evening IS devoted % rendering j
music az the pavilion. Tie foor IS big and vel /
kept ard the breezy situation on the lakeside \
serves . make this pastino Of the most notable
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