Christened. Princess Irene Emma Elizabeth, youngest (ten months) daughter of The Netherlands Crown Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard zu Lippe-Biesterfeld; before a distinguished audience of British and Netherlands royalty, including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (godmother) ; in Buckingham Palace, London.

Died. Walter Connolly, 53, beloved stage and screen actor, whose procession of whimsical and mellow characters mirrored himself; of a heart attack induced by overwork; in Hollywood. After 23 years on Broadway (The Late Christopher Bean, Uncle Vanya), he went to Hollywood in 1932, thereafter had more work than he could handle.

Died. Dr. Robert Russa Moton, 72, famed Negro educator, great & good friend of Booker T. Washington, whom he succeeded (1915) as president of Tuskegee Institute; exactly five years after his retirement; in Capahosic, Va. He annually compiled national lynching figures, widely publicized them. His score for 1939: 3.

Died. Dr. Frederick James Eugene Woodbridge, 73, professor emeritus of philosophy at Columbia University, longtime (1912-29) Dean of the Graduate Faculties; of heart disease; in Manhattan. Dr. Woodbridge believed U. S. education produced too many "excited individuals," too few "dispassionate scholars."

Died. John Kenlon, 80, Irish-born, longtime (1911-31) Fire Chief of New York City, who attended more than 40,000 fires (then lost count), never went near one after his retirement; of heart disease; in Englewood Cliffs, N. J.

Died. Mary Anderson (Madame Antonio de Navarro), 80, legendary golden-haired U. S. and English stage favorite of the '705 and '80s; at Court Farm, Broadway, Worcestershire, England. Her persuasive charm, plus her talent, enchanted audiences. When she made her debut at 16 (as Juliet, at Macauley's Theatre, Louisville, Ky.), critics described her as "a wonder of awkwardness" with "a glimmer of promise." She retired when she was 30, at the height of her career.

Killed in Action. General Gaston Henri Gustave Billotte, 65, pre-war Military Governor of Paris, Commander of the First French Army in Flanders; in an auto accident while commanding his troops. Hugo Hesketh Hughes, 38, 2nd lieutenant in the Welsh Guards, seven-goal British polo star; in action in Flanders. Jacques and Jean Denain, aviator sons of former Air Minister French General Victor Leon Ernest Denain; shot down returning from air raids over Germany. Sir Henry George Alan Percy, 27, Ninth Duke of Northumberland, England's largest coal owner (1939 income: $345,000); in France.

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