The Washington times., 1921-05-17
.MME. CURE TO.
ARRIVE FRIDAY
Will Receive Radium Gift From
President at White House Be.
fore Notable Group.

Headed by the President and Mrs.
Harding, official and social Washing
ton will turn out in force to honor
Nine. Curie, who, accompanied by
her two daughters, Irene and Eve,
and Mrs. William Brown Meloney,
CT airman of the national fund COM
mittee, will arrive in Washington
Friday afternoon about ! o'clock.
STAY At BLISS HOME.
Upon her arrival Madame Curic
Will proceed directly to the home of
Third Assistant Secretary OF State
Robert Woods Bliss. where the party
viii be entertained while they stay
in the Capital.
During the visit OF this most dis
inguished woman scientist TO Wash
ington, Mrs. Harding will act as
honorary hostess. She will be as
sisted by Madame Jusserand, Mrs.
Lubomirska Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss Is chairman of the Washing
ton committee. among the other
members being Mrs. Mahlon Pitney,
Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. James w.
Wadsworth, jr.. Miss Mabel Board
man. Miss julia Eathrop, Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. Mrs. Charles ID.
Walcott. and Mrs. Vernon Kellogg.
In the presence of the country's
most noted scientists and a dis
tinguished group of Government Of
fciais, diplomats and educators.
President Harding will present
Madame Curie with gram OF
radium. the gift OF the American
people, at the white House Friday
afternoon at o'clock.
MRS. HARDING GENEROUS.
In order that those who have been
most active In making possible the
gift to Madame 'Curie may witness it's
presentation, Mrs. Harding has gener-
ously allowed the New York and
Washington committees the privilege
of making arrangements for the
White House reception Friday after
noon. keeping only a few Invitations
for herself.
At 8 o'clock Friday night a meeting
in honor of Madame Curie will be ne;d
at the National Museum. for which
invitations have been issued to those
individuals and heads OF organiza :
tions that have been most active in
preparing for her visit. Due to the
limited seating capacity of the audi
torium only 800 invitations have beeo
issued.
DIR. Charles d. walcott will preside
at this meeting. Miss Julia Lathrop
will make the address OF welcome.
while DR.. Robert A. Millikan. motel
physicist of the University of CHICAGO.
will give q brief illustrated talk on
radium and Madame curie's connec-
tion with IL. A short address by
Madame Curie will conclude the meet
ing.
SATURDAY. SUNDAY PROGRAM.
Her program for Saturday and sun
day in Washington follows: -
SATURDAY.. +.
1000 a. m.-Madame Curie dedicates
the new Low Temperature Laboratory
OF the Bureau OF Mines; DR.. X. b.
Moore in charge. 80.
l1:O0 a m-Madame Curie visits the
Bureau Of Standards and confers with
DR.. S. w. stratton regarding various
Instruments.
1890 a. m.-Madame curie and her
party 60 aboard the navy launch
Sylph. on which Mrs. Edwin DENLY
will be hostess. and proceed to Mt
Vernon, lunching on board the Sylph.
At Mt. Vernon they will be received
by the regents in session there. and
after their visit. will be taken TO
Alexandria before returning on the
Sylph to Washington.
500 p. m.-Dinner at the French
embassy in honor OF Madame Curie.
~. SUNDAY.
Day OF rest.
500 D. m.-Dinner at the Polish le-
CATION in honor Of Madame Curie.
MONDAY.
800 a. m.-Madame Curie leaves for
Philadelphia