Born. To Mrs. Edward Walker, wife of "Mickey" Walker, world's champion welterweight boxer, a son; in Elizabeth, N. J.

Married. Ann Pennington, famed Follies dancer, and Brooke Johns, one- time student at Georgetown University, famed Follies banjo player, "secretly, several months ago."

Died. Barney Bernard, 47, Hebrew comedian, creator of the famed Abe Potash role in the Potash and Perlmutter comedies, which he played more than 3,000 times; in Manhattan, of pneumonia. His most successful plays were Business Before Pleasure, Potash and Perlmutter, Partners Again.

Died. General Maurice Cesar Josef Pelle, 61, onetime French Ambassador to Constantinople, famed "father" of the French Catholics in Turkey; at Toulon, France. Because, four years ago, he married a Protestant divorcee, the Archbishop of Paris at the last minute forbade Church rites at his funeral in the Saint Louis Chapel of the Invalides. In the presence of les marechaux Joffre et Petain, Mme. Millerand and other friends, the military rites were conducted on the steps of the chapel.

Died. Elijah Watt Sells, 66, famed public accountant, senior partner of the firm of Haskins & Sells, with branches in London, Paris, Havana, Shanghai. He served twice as President of the American Institute of Public Accountants, affected (in 1893) a revision of the accounting system of the U. S. Government. He was a member of the Union League Club, the Sons of the American Revolution, etc. His father, Elijah Sells, was auditor of the Treasury under President Lincoln.

Died. General Robert Georges Nivelle, 67, member of the Supreme War Council (of the Allies), one-time Commander-in-Chief of the French armies; in Paris, of double pneumonia. His mother was English, his father a French army captain. He went through the Fontainbleau Artillery School, the Superior War College, served in Africa, China, Algeria. In 1916 he succeeded General Petain at Verdun and arrested the great German push at Douamont and Vaux. After the retirement of Joffre, he led the costly offensive of April, 1917. A year later he was sent to command the troops in Algeria. In 1920 he visited the U. S.

Died. James McNally, 77, Vice President of Rand-McNally (maps); of pneumonia at Pasadena.

Died. Mrs. Harriet Danks, 82, said to be the inspiration of Silver Threads Among the Gold. Hart P. Danks; her husband, composed the melody of this famed love song in 1874. The song sold, prosperity came, the Danks separated. He died 21 years ago in a Philadelphia rooming house with a copy of his song in his hand; on it was pencilled: "It's hard to grow old alone." Despite the $75,000 royalties, over which their children are still fighting, Mrs. Danks died in reduced circumstances in a Brooklyn rooming house.

Died. Anna L. Dayton, 87, whose father, William T. Dayton, served as Ambassador to France under President Lincoln; in Trenton, of injuries from a fall.

Died. Enchantress III, daughter of Collar, mother of In Memoriam, valued at $40,000 (said to be the most valuable brood mare in the country) ; in Lexington, Ky., after foaling a bay colt.