Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-26
LOCAL BUILDERS PLAN
EXCURSION TO NORTH
Many Members Of Exchange
Are Expected to Join in
Trip to Niagara.

"Northward Ho!' for the next month or
more will be the slogan of the Builders
Exchange. for on August q members oil
the local exchange in company with dele
cations from the Baltimore and Philadel.
phia exchanges will leave for trip tc
Niagara Falls, Buffalo, the Thousand Is.
lands and other places. The trip will oc.
cupy six days, crammed full of travel and
sightseeing, and the return to Washing.
ton will be made on the evening Of Sep.
TENDER /.
This is the first tour in this direction
ever planned by the Builders Exchange
and members are already looking forward
to it with keen relish. Charles E. Welst
Is In charge of the local arrangements
and he is now planning to distribute cir.
culars descriptive of the trip among mem.
bers Of the Washington Builders Ell.
change.
II. H. Mcclellan and /. Fl. Scates are
in charge Of arrangements in Baltimore
while B. K. McCloskey and franklin M
Harris. jr., and John r. Liyezey are look
ing after the Philadelphia contingent
The Itinerary.
The following itinerary, which is subject
to revision has been arranged by the
committees:
August 27-Leave Washington penn
syivania railroad), 7:45 am; leave Balt-
more $50 am; leave Philadelphia 8:2i
a M; arrive Buffalo 8 pm. Baggage will
be transferred to Hotel Iroquois, where
accommodations have been secured from,
lodging on arrival up to and including
breakfast following morning.
August 2S-Automobile ride. Leave Buff
falo (New York Central lines) II noon
arrive Niagara Falls l2:i0 pm; luncheon
International Hotel; automobile ride: trip
over Great Gorge route; leave Niagara
Falls 5:15 pm; arrive Lewiston 6:45 pm
leave 1t wiston Niagara Navigation Com
panV PIN; arrive Toronto $50 pm.
Baggage will be transferred to Hotel
Prince George, where accommodations
have been secured from lodging on ar
rival up to and including luncheon follow
ing day. Visit Builders Exchange.
August 29-Automobile ride. Leave To-
ronto (Richelieu and Ontario Navigation
Company, 2:3O pm.
August :O-Arrive at Alexandria bay
am. Baggage transferred to Thousand
Island House. where accommodation
have been secured from breakfast on
arrival up to and including breakfast
following day. Sightseeing trips. Island
ramble by daylight and searchlight
August 31-Leave Alexandria bay Z
am: arrive Clayton am. Leave Clay
ton (New York Central lines) $3.50 am:
arrive Albany 4:i5 pm. Baggage trans
ferred to Hotel StanwiX, where accom-
modations have been secured from din
neI on arrival up to and including break
fast following day. Automobile trip
around city.
September 1-Transfer to steamer dock.
Leave Albany hudson River Day line)
$50 am; arrive New York (Nest AID
streeU $50 pm. Transfer to Pennsylva-
MIA station in New York. Leave New
York Pennsylvania railroad) 6:i5 pm:
arrive Philadelphia $50 pm; arrive
Baltimore 1880 pm; arrive Washington
l. 80 pm.
Booklet Describes Trip.
A booklet which has been gotten out
by the committee describes the trip in
detail and publishes some very interest
ing Information regarding Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls. Toronto and the Thousand
Islands. The trip down the Hudson also
is described in detail.
Reservations for the tour are now be-
ing made by the local committee. which
anticipates a record-breaking party OF
sightseers. The time has been well
chosen--just toward the summers close.
when every one is pretty much tagged
out with many weeks of hot weather
strain. and journey to the cooler, Il not