Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-04
EXCURSIONS.

Those who wish an enjoyable trip on
the Potomac, visiting landings In many Of
the tributaries Of the river. may take ad-
vantage of the thirty-six-hour trips Of
fered by the steamers Capital City and
Wakefield of the Potomac and ,Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company's fleet. The
steamers have recently been thoroughly
overhauied and refitted. and are comfort
able and homelike. The meals served
are appetizfng and the staterooms COM
Portable
The steamers leave every day except
Friday. Monday and Wednesday they
sail at pm. and on the other days at
Z am. The afternoon trips are two
nights and one day in duration. The
steamers leaving here in the morning are
out two days and a night These trips
are new feature in summer excursions
on the Potomac. and should prove popu-
lar with those fond of water outings.
Colonial Beach. the Atlantic City Of
Washington. is the mecca Of large thIOngs
Of Washington and Alexandria people,
who visit the resort to spend day or
longer where the green waves roll and
to enjoy the salt-laden breezes. All the
hotels and boarding houses are filing up
with visitors and the season is said to
be now at its height. The steamer st.
Johns makes regular daily, except Mon
day. trips to the resort, leaving at pm.
Saturdays and at am. other days. On
the return trip the steamer leaves the
beach at 8 pm. and reaches home about
1890 pm. Stops are made at Alex
andria on all trips. The bathing at CO.
lonial Beach has been exceptionally fine
this year and the grabbing and fishing
cannot be surpassed at any point on the
Potomac or Chesapeake bay.
Under new management the Belvidere
Hotel, at Chesapeake Beach, is open to
receive guests. The table and housing
- oil dn<.lo To hA Mt
Each form of amusement that goes to
make up the general attractiveness of
Chesapeake Beach has its regular dew
Gtees.
tage of the saltwater bathing. Crab
brig continues to stand in the front rank.
The roller-cOaster. the human roulette
wheel, the dancing pavilion, the breezes
on the boardwalk and many other sources
of amusement add to the pleasure of the
resort.
The round trip to the Beach. via Bal
timore, whence the steamer Dreamland
carries passengers down the bay to
Chesapeake Beach, is popular excur-
sion.
Northern bound tourists en- route to
New York and New England points, it is
stated, find the Norfolk and Washington
steamers connecting link. They leave
Washington every evening at 6:45 O'Clock,
making connections at Norfolk with Old
Dominion liners for New York and with
Merchants and Miners steamers for Bos-
ton and Providence. An arrangement
with these navigation companies permits
the selling of special tickets, single or
round trip, covering meals and berth at
sea-
On their own steamers the Norfolk and
Washington line offers special rate week
end tickets, Saturday to Monday, for the
trip exclusively, and fares covering
steamer accommodations and full board
at the Old Point Comfort hotels. The lat
ter are on sale Fridays. as we'll as Satur-
days, limited to return until Monday
morning.
So spacious is the big steamer James,
town that a large throng can be accom-
modated on her decks without apparently
crowding the vessel. This makes for
comfor,, as do the roomy rockers and
other deck chairs with which the boat Is
fitted. Haleys Orchestra furnishes music
throughout the trips for those who
lounge about. as well as those who
patrOnize the dancing floor on the lower
deck At the restaurant, known as the
palm garden. with Its numerous plants.
palms and ferns, refreshments can be
had.