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and an investigator in the Curie Eadium In- 

 stitute, to the support of which she has devoted 

 the money received by her from the Nrtbel 

 Prize award, as also the money received from 

 other awards. 



While in America Madame Curie will be 

 given honorary degrees by several American 

 universities and a medal by a leading scien- 

 tific society. In addition a group of women in 

 New York and "Washington are trying to raise 

 funds sufficient to purchase and present to her, 

 as a gift from the women of America, a gram 

 of radium for use in her experimental work 

 in the Curie Eadium Institute. When asked 

 recently in Paris : " What would you most pre- 

 fer to have in the world?" Madame Curie 

 promptly replied " A gram of radium under 

 my own control." 



She has never possessed such an amount of 

 radium for her independent use, nor can she 

 ever afford from her own means to buy it. 

 She lives on the modest stipend received by 

 her for her teaching and research work in the 

 Sorbonne and does not care for more money 

 except to put it into the equipment and sup- 

 port of her laboratory. 



If the beautiful idea of making to Madame 

 Curie, on the occasion of her visit here, the 

 gift of a gram of radixun in recognition of her 

 achievements in the interests of science and 

 humanity, can be realized, it will be the most 

 fitting and appreciated tribute that can be 

 paid her. 



The radium will cost about $100,000 and 

 contributions, even small sums, are earnestly 

 solicited. If sent to Mrs. Vernon KeUogg, 

 1701 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D. 

 C, they will be receipted and properly ac- 

 counted for. 



THE ROCHESTER MEETING OF THE AMERICAN 

 CHEMICAL SOCIETY 



The spring meeting of the American Chem- 

 ical Society will be held with the Eochester 

 Section, Tuesday, April 26, to F<.iday, April 

 29, inclusive. A large and successful meeting 

 is assured as many thousand members of the 

 society are within a night's journey of 

 Eochester and reduced raiboad rates have 



been secured. A rate of one and one half fare 

 for the round trip journey under the certifi- 

 cate plan has been granted. This is good 

 from all parts of the United States, except 

 New England, and west of Utah, the New 

 England and Transcontinental Association 

 having declined to give rates. The Eochester 

 hotel is the headquarters. 



The preliminary program is as follows: 



MoTiday, April S5 

 4.00 P.M. — Council meeting, Eochester Club. 

 6.30 P.M. — Diimer to the council at the Eochester 

 Club. 



Tuesday, April 26 

 lO.OO A.M. — General meeting, Chamber of Com- 

 merce. 

 Address of welcome, Hiram Edgerton, 

 and W. Eoy McCanue, president of 

 the Eochester Chamber of Com- 

 merce. 

 Eesponse, Edgar E. Smith, president 

 of the Amerieaji Chemical Society. 

 General addressee, by Senator James 

 W. Wadsworth, Jr., and Congress- 

 man Nicholas Longworth. 

 2.00 P.M. — General meeting, Convention Hall. 



Papeis, by E. C. Eranlilin, C. E. K. 

 Mees and others. 

 6.30 P.M. — College and Fraternity dinners. 



Wednesday, April S7 



9.00 A.M. — Divisional meetings, Mechanics Insti- 

 tute. 



1.30 P.M. — Divisional meetings, Mechanics Insti- 

 tute. 



8.00 P.M. — Public address, speaker to be an- 

 nounced. 



Thursday, April 38 



9.00 A.M. — ^Divisional meetinigs, Medhanice Insti- 

 tute. 

 Sigma Xi Luncheon — Hotel Eochester. 



2.00 P.M. — Divisional meetings. Mechanics Insti- 

 tute. 



3.00 P.M. — Meeting of chairman and secretaries 

 of local sections. 



7.00 P.M. — Good-Eellowship meeting, Bausch and 

 Lomb's Dining Hall. 



Friday, April 39 

 8.30 A.M. — Excursions. 



