Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
HUNDREDS TAKE WATER
TRIPS OVER WEEK END
Holiday Monday Attracts Many to
River and Bay Resorts
for Outing.

Water trips always are attractive 70
| the people of Washington, but II is stated
the number who are taking advantage
OF the fwo-day holiday for trip on the
river and bay or to the coast resorts
about Norfolk is larger this year than
for several years past. This is largely
due to the fine weather making an outing
on the water particularly desira b.-. when
the big steamer st. Johns left h.-e YES
terday afternoon for Colonial Beach she
had aboard a throng that tested her ca
pacity. though she is the largest ex-
cursion boat on the river and her man
ayers are anticipating a record breaking
crowd aboard the steamer when she
leaves here this morning
The steamer Three Rivers, which sailed
yesterday afternoon. had all her ac-
Communications taken by those who wished
to make the trip from this city to Balti-
more by water. spending two nights and
day on the Potomac river and Chesa-
peake bay. Those who are making the
trip on the Three Rivers will reach RaIti-
more early Monday morning
The steamer Northland of the Norfolk
and Washington line was filled with pas
sengers for Old Point and Norfolk when
she lett mere last night, and II is stated
that most of the accommodations aboard
the southland, which leaves here tonight
for Old Point and Norfolk. have been
reserved by those who will sail on her
this evening. Labor day generally marks
the end OF the excursion season on the
Potomac. but it is said that the steamer
st Johns will run three moonlight trips
down the river this week. and next Sat
urday and Sunday will go 20 Colonial
Beach. Moonlight trips Will he made
by the river excursion steamers this week
The norfolk and Washington line will
continue its weekend special-rate trips
until after the end of this month.
Power Craft in Requisition.
| Practically every power craft owned
here and in condition for service left
last night or will leave today for over
| Labor day runs down the river Many
of the launches will go TO Colonial
| Beach and to the resorts in the mouth
of the river and others will visit Malta
woman, Chicomuxen, Occoquan, Quanti-
| co, Acquia and other creeks along the riv-
er. BY noon today it is said the pleasure
| craft anchorases and berthing places
about the harbor and along the river will
be deserted. Capt. VIII Neitzey will
| take party on a fishing trip down river
| aboard the launch Benjamin N Capt
II. S. Randall will take a party to Blat-
| istone Island aboard the launch Adelaide.
| and among the pleasure craft that will
| take pleasure parties down river TO stay
until tomorrow night are the Gallivant.
| belonging to Ronceville and West: the
Black Hand. belonging to Capt. Bucking-
ham and others: the Edith H., John Hin,
owner; Mildred D.. Capt. Dalkman.
owner; the St. Charles, William Garner,
| Charles Sanford and others: Florence.
| Frederick Walker. to the Wicomico river;
! Bettey Charles F. Danley. to Colonial
Beach: Bohemia, Louis Hart: Pocantico.
Fred Lansdale; Grace o. E. Braitmeyer;
Juanita, Frederick de B. Weston; Serena.
R. Clyde Cruitt; SALIVA, judge George
c. Aukam: Dragon, Charles Kari: steam
yacht Courier. r. L. Calf. and steam
yacht Cloelia, A. c. Forsberg. Labor
day as a general thing marks the be-
! ginning of the wind-up of the boating
1 season, and unless the weather keeps
| warm, with warm nights, it is more
than probable that after the trip down
the river today and tomorrow many
pleasure craft owners will begin to ar
range for laying their boats up for the
winter BY the middle of october
large proportion of the pleasure feet now
in commission will be laid up. A number
of pleasure craft owners. however. Will
keep their boats in service for hunting
and fishing trips down river