Evening star., 1921-05-14
NINE. CUR|E To GET
BIC WELCOME HERE
President, Officials, DipIo.
mats and Scientists to
Greet Noted Woman.

Washington will give an official
welcome to Nine. Marie Curie. dis
coverer of radium, upon her arrival
here next Friday probably never be-
fore accorded woman visitor to the
capital President Harding, promi-
nent officials of the administration
representatives of the diploma tie
corps and scientists from all over the
country will join in the greeting.
which will extend over period Of
four days.
Presentation 10 Nine. Curie by the
President of gram of radium. the
gift Of women of Amer::c. lecture
at the New SatioEai Museum. and
dinners at. the French embassy and
the Polish slegatio:, are the principal
events that haze been arranged in
honor of the great French scientist
During her stay in Washington she
will be the house guest OF Robert
Wood Bliss, third assistant secretary,
of state. and Mrs. Bliss.
Honorary hostesses for her visit will
be Mrs. Harding. the wife Of the Presi-
dent. Nine. Jusserand. the wife OF the
French ambassador: Mrs. Hughes, the
Princess Lubomirska. the wife of the
Polish minister.
Nine. Cure, accompa anied by her two
daughters and Mrs. William Brown Me-
loney of New York, will arrive in Wash
ington at O'Clock next Friday after
noon. The entire party will go to the
home OF the third assistant secretary
OF state and Mrs. Bliss. where they will
be entertained until Monday morning.
when Mime. Curie will leave for phila-
delphia.
Will Go to White House.
An hour after her arrival in the city
Nine. Curie will be driven 10 the White
House TO meet President and Mrs
Harding and to receive from the Presi-
dent the gift of radium with which she
is TO make further experiments for cura =
tive purposes. AT 8 o'clock that even
Ing she will attend meeting of scien-
lists in the New National Museum
which will be presided over by Dr.
Charles d. Walcott Representatives Of
eighty local woman's organizations will
attend this meeting. as will scientists
from many parts Of the country Dr.
Ralph S. Milliken of the University of
Chicago will deliver an address on
also will speak. The meeting will con-
clude with an informal reception.
saturday is planned as busy day
for the distinguished visitor. At 10
O'Clock Saturday morning she viii
visit the bureau of mines to dedicate
"a new laboratory. Later in the morn
ing she Will pay visit to Director
Stratton at the bureau OF standards.
In the afternoon the Navy Yacht
Sylph Will convey her to Mount Yer
non, where she will be received by
the regents of Mount Vernon. Mrs
Edwin DENLY. wife Of the Secretary
of the Navy. will be the honorary
hostess on this trip. Saturday. even
ing Nine. Curie will meet a company
of distinguished guests at a dinner to
be given at the French embassy
The Polish legation dinner in honor
of Nine. Curie will be given at <
O'Clock Sunday evening. this being the
only important function that has been
arranged for Sunday. Nine. Curie was
porn in Warsaw. Poland. and her
rather ls professor in the University
of Warsaw.
Arrangements for the entertainment
of Nine. Curie have been made by a
Washington committee of men and
women. including prominent repre-
sentatves of the government and
scientific and social circles Mrs
Robert Wood Bliss. chairman of the
committee; Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs
Charles d. Walcott. Mrs. Vernon Kel-
loSg and others have been active in
the work of the committed.