Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

Washingtonians have erected cottages along
the beach, where they live during the summer.
The National Rifles encamped there last year
and the visitors enjoyed the pleasure and ex
element of a military encampment. Another
Of the river boats. the Wakefield, Capt. Thomas
Ross. makes three trips n week, touching at
all river landings from Alexandria to Nomini
and the John W. Thompson. Capt. James T.
Jones, also makes three trips a week as far
down as Piney Point and Kinsale, a distance
Of nearly hundred miles The steamer Sue
Capt. W. 7. Geoghegan, makes two trips
week to Baltimore. touching at all lower river
landings.
The excursion boats are perhaps most famil-
lar to the people Of Washington and nearly
everybody at one time or another has boarded
the steamer W. w. Corcoran, which is COM
manded by Capt. L. L. Blake, and which makes
daily trips to Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall.
The old favorite, Mary Washington, Capt. E.
3. Randall. now makes daily trips to River
View, which is n comparatively new resort, and
to Glymont, twenty-five miles down the river,
which has been improved during the past year.
Among other changes will be noted the build
ing Of new pavilion on the top of the hill.
The Pilot Boy, Capt. Ephraim Chesser. which
used to be on the river route, will run between
Glymont and this city.
As mentioned above, there will be two new
excursion steamers the river this year
Q8S7). One Of these will run to Chapel Point,
on Port Tobacco creek, some sixty miles down
the river, and the other boat will run to Lower
Cedar Point which it is expected will be
opened about the middle Of the summer
This new steamer is the Bishop, a companion
boat OF the Armenia. The Arrowsmith Can't
Charles Entwsle, will make trips to Colonial
Beach, which is under the management Of
Capt. Hollingshead, formerly Of Mount Vernon
One of the interesting points about
this story is that it fixes the date of
steamers B. C. Bishop and Armenia
In connection with three of the river
resorts mentioned. Glymont, Lower
Cedar Point and Colonial Beach, the
Rambler finds the following advertise
ments in The Star during June, 1887:
Lower Cedar Point-Washngton's Coney Is-
land. The management desires to announce
that this popular and favorte summer resort
will open on June 20 and continue daily during
the season. The magnificent palace steamer,
b. G. Bishop. will make daily trips between
Washington and Lower Cedar Point. The lib.
eral patronage Of the past to this popular sum
mer resort Is an indication that the citizens of
Washington know a good thing when they have
it. The grounds have been extensively beauti.
ned and everything Is in first class condition
to begin the season. The popular price of 80
cents will be maintained, as in the past
Here follows another Of the old adj
vertisements:
Colonial Beach Hotel-The famous watering
place Of the Capital city. So miles down the
river. facing the broad Potomac with Monroe
bay in the rear. Surrounded by beautiful sum.
mer cottages. Always cool. Hotel accommo.
dations for 400. Under the management OF
Col. Hollingsworth date Of Mount vernon),
Telegraph and daily steamer connections, The
finest beach In the worth. Terms moderate,
For particulars address N. Bossart, proprietor.
Here is a Glymont advertisement
taken from The Star Of June Is, 1887
Glymont-A new pavilion has been built on
the hill at Glymont and both that and the old
one are in condition. no that two associations
can be entertained the same day. On cold
windy days that In the dell can be occupied BY
visitors, and the new one. in the breezy loca.
tion on the hill. in extreme hot days.
In last Sundays narrative the Ram
bier told Of his inability to md any