Born. To John F. A. Cecil and Mrs. Cecil (Cornelia Vanderbilt), a son, George Henry Vanderbilt (eight and one-half pounds); in Asheville, N. C. Children of tenants of Biltmore House (Mrs. Cecil's estate) gathered in English fashion to greet the hear, presented him with a toy stork, a woolly dog.

Born. To William B. Leeds and Mrs. Leeds (Princess Xenia of Russia), a daughter (seven and one-half pounds); in Manhattan. He is the 'son of the late Princess Anastasia of Greece (who was the wife of William B. Leeds, tin-plate king, before she married Prince Christopher); she is the daughter of Grand Duke George, second cousin of the late Tsar.

Born. To Oliver Morosco, theatrical producer, and Mrs. Morosco (Selma Paley, actress), a daughter, Selma; in Manhattan.

Born. To James Montgomery Flagg, 48, artist, and Mrs. Flagg (Dorothy Wadman, 26, model for many of his magazine covers), a daughter, Faith; in Manhattan.

Engaged. Miss Abby Rockefeller, 21, only daughter* of John Davison Rockefeller Jr., to David M. Melton, 25, Manhattan lawyer, and childhood , playmate.

Married. Nora Bayes (real name Dora Goldberg), actress, to Benjamin L. Friedland, garage man; by Captain, Herbert Hartley, on board his ship, the Leviathan, en route for Europe. He is Miss Bayes' fifth husband. The others : 1) C. A. Gressing, Chicago business man; 2) Jack Norworth, actor; 3) Harry Clarke, onetime dancing partner; 4) Arthur Gordon, actor. She has been once a widow, thrice divorced.

Died. Dr. Charles B. Penrose, 63. brother of the late U.S. Senator Boises Penrose of Pennsylvania; near Washington, in his drawing-room on a train from South Carolina.

Died. James E. Martine, 74, onetime (1911-17) U.S. Senator from New Jersey; in Miami of apoplexy Called "the original Wilson man." he became estranged from Mr. Wilson when the latter became President, said he would rather "go back to the farm then take orders from the White House."

Died. William Andrews Clark So. onetime (1901-07) U.S. Senator from Montana; in Mannhattan.

Died. Colonel Robert C. Clowry, 87, onetime (1902-10) President and General Manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co.; in Manhattan, in his stateroom in a train just arrived from Florida.

--There are five sons: John Dayison III, Nelson, Winthrop, Lawrence, David.