The Washington times., 1921-05-21
BY JEAN ELIOT
FrER their strenuous week


cease of activity and a few hours
of rest, for they will leave Wash
ington late this afternoon on the
Mayflower for cruise to New
York where they are to attend the
one hundred and twenty-fifth ami
versary celebration of the found
ing of the New York Commercial.
They will be accompanied by .
number of official and other guests.
The party will arrive in New York
some time in the forenoon on Mon
day and will stay at the Hotel Com
modore.
The President will address the
Academy of Political Science at
luncheon at the Hotel Astor on
Monday and in the afternoon will
review the Twenty-third Regiment
New York national guard.
After the review the President
will join Mrs. Harding at a con-
cert to be given in the hotel The
President will hold a short re-
ception at Z o'clock before attend
ing the dinner given by the New
York Commercial. when he will
speak on Justice in Commerce
and Industry" Secretary of Com
merce Hoover will speak on Gov
ernment and Business"
The guests on the Mayflower will
be the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Weeks, the Secretary of the Inter-
Tor, Albert Fall; Senator and Mrs.
Knox, Senator and Mrs. New, Sena-
tor Calder. Senator Edge. the Sec
, retary to the President, George
Christian; Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Saw
yer, Carmi A. Thompson, of Ohio;
and Col. C. o. Sheriff.. aide to the
President
Before leaving town. Mrs. Harding
will attend a polo game in Potomac
Park between team from Fort
Myer and a War Department team,
, which has been arranged especially
for her entertainment
Nine. Marie Curie, the most Ia
nous of women scientists, to whom
President Harding presented yes
terday the gift of radium from the
women Of the United States, will be
the honor guest tonight at a dinner
to be given by the French Ambas-
sador and Nine. Jusserand at the
French embassy. Her daughters,
the Misses Irene and Eve Curie,
will be among the guests, and the
company will also include the
Speaker of the House and Mrs. Gill
lett, the Polish Minister and Prin-
cess Lubomirska- Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Brown Meloney-it was Mrs.
Meloney who arranged Nine. Curie's
trip to this country and accom-
panied her from France-members
of the Washington committee for
the entertainment of the famous
French scientist, and some of the
leaders of scientific thought in
Washington.
Fatigue incident to her trip ani
the excitement of the ceremonies at
the White House yesterday prevent
ed Nine. Curie from visiting Mt.
Vernon as had been planned today.
However. her daughters, the Misses
Irene and Eve Curie, are going as
her representatives. They are max
ing the trip on the Sylph as guests
of Mrs. DENLY, wife of the Secre-
tary of the Navy, and luncheon was
served aboard. other members Of
the party are Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth, jr.. Mrs. William Brown Me-
loney, Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, Mrs.
Charles DENLY, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Augustus Jay. Miss Farrand, Cap
tain and Mrs. La Vergue, Colonel
Proctor and Mr.. KimbalL
The Secretary of State and Mrs
Hughes were the honor guests at tn
dinner which DR.. and Mrs william
Holland Wilmer gave last night
Among those asked to meet then
were Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Beck
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Merritte w. Ire
land, Mrs. Julian James, Mrs. WI
lard II. Brownson and Col Henry du
Pont.
Baroness de Cartier, wife of the
Belgian Ambassador. is sailing today
for Europe, and will be Joined in a
few weeks by the Ambassador.
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Sir Arthur Willert, sometime Wash
ington correspondent for the London
Times, is in Washington for a visit
and is the guest of the British Am
bassador and Lady Geddes. Sir Auck-
land and Lady Geddes returned to the
embassy last evening after a mos,
successful trip through the South
vest. They visited Austin and Hous-
ton, Tex, Kansas City and Chicago
and are most enthusiastic over the
hospitable welcome which they re-
ceived everywhere and the arrange.
ments which were made for their en-
tertainment
The Czecho-Slovak Minister. DR.
Bedrich Stepanek. will leave Wash
ington this evening for Chicago, De
troit and Cleveland. He will be alb
sent over a week.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey NJ Depev
will be guests tonight of Mrs. Henr,
F. Dimock. who is entertaining at din
ner in their honor. Frederick JesuI
Stimson, American ambassador to Ar
gentine, and Mrs. Stimson, and Prin
cess Cantacuzene, who are staying
with Mrs. Dimock will be among thu
guests.
GENERAL GIBsON's BIRTHDAY.
Brig. Gen. Horatio Gates Gibson
u. S. A. retired, who will be ninety
four years young tomorrow. is cele-
brating the anniversary today with
tho tea which he gives each year
The members OF the Aztec Club, oi
which General Gibson is a past presi.
dent, and of the Guadalupe Club will
be among the guests.
General Gibson and his daughters