Evening star., 1919-08-30
10000 MAY SHARE
LABOR DAY EXODUS
Rail and Water Lines Will
Have Crowds Sufficient to
Tax Capacity.
SOME NEARBY OUTINGS

Plans for the annual Labor day
exodus of thousands of Washingto-
mans have been completed by railway
lines. steamboat companies and other
carriers from the city. Transporta-
ton handlers look for an exodus Of
JOY seekers totaling 10000.
No considerable number of excur-
sions is expected to arrive in this city
for the Labor day week end. Officials
at the Union station declared that
they expected to handle traffic yery
freely both incoming and outgoing.
but no excursions were scheduled to
arrive in the city today or tomorrow.
To Leave for All Points.
The weekend crowds will leave the
city for all points of the surrounding
country. AT the Union station it was
announced that no extra coaches.
which will accommodate Approximately
1000 persons. will be added to the
normal conveniences for travel, and
In addition to these, sixty sleepers
with capacity of 5000 are ready to
handle the night crowds.
A special excursion train on the
Baltimore and Ohio railway will
leave the station at O'Clock, arriy-
ing in Atlantic City at IL am. This
| train, while it will accommodate ap-
! proximately 700 persons. has had a
cali Tor only $50 tickets up to noon
today. The excursion train which left
mere last week for Atlantic City, on
which the wreck occurred at Elwood
N. j., is not listed in the schedules.
River Travel.
The Norfolk and Washington steam
er for Old Point Comfort and nearby
, points will leave tonight with a ca
/ pacity crowd of 500. Tickets for this
trip were sold out two weeks ago. it
was reported. The Calvert, another
river steamer, will leave for Colonial
Beach this afternoon with a capacity
passenger list of more than 400
Many Washingtonians, unable to Sc
! cure river trip to Norfolk from this
city, are being advised by transpor-
tation men to take trains for Balti-
| more and steamer there.
| The Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis line will not run extra sched =
uled trains. but coaches will be added
| at the White House station to the
regular trains, in order to accommo-
| date the crowds.
! The travel on Sunday will be light,
railway men declare. The custom in
! this city. they say. has generally
or Saturday previous and return
Monday night or Tuesday morning.
Estimates of light travel on Sunday
are based on experiences of previous
years.
Outings and Picnics.
The Anacostia German Orphan Asy-
lum's annual Labor day picnic plans
also have been completed, and an en-
, tertainment eclipsing those of pre-
vfous years Ia expected.
Steel plant workers of the Washing
! ton Steel and Ordnance Company also
have completed plans for a big out
Ing to Randle Park on Monday Races
ments will feature the program
The biggest celebration of Labor
day In Washington will be the fam
| lily basket picnic to Marshall Hall by
the Central Labor Union. represent.
ing 9S locals and 100000 workers.
Three boats will run to Marshal
Hall with the excursionists. The
| first will leave at in the morning
and the next at 10 o'clock The reg.
ular o'clock boat will not run, al.
though the o'clock trip will be con-
tinued.
Athletic races will feature the ex-
cursion. To allow workers to enjo,
Labor day, practically all stores ir
| w WaShihytOn Will close. Special at.
fractions have been provided by en-.
tertainment houses and dancing pa.
| vilions.
Prepare for Steel Cars.
Wooden cars are not likely to be
pressed into service on the Atlantic
City excursion train from Washing
| ton tonight, 1t was announced by Of
fcials at Union station today. Off
cials said that every effort will be
made to have, the train made uI
wholly of steel cars
! The wreck at Elwood. N. j., early
last Sunday morning. tn which one
! Washington man was killed and
eighteen persons were injured, is be-
lieved to have been more serious be.
cause wooden coaches were on the
| train.
4 Director General of Railroads Hines
today urged the travelling public tc
make early reservations over Sunday
and Labor day. as he anticipates heavy
travel