Milestones, Aug. 24, 1931

Born. To the ninth Earl of Bessborough, Governor-General of Canada; a son (he has been married since 1912, has two other children); in Montreal. The child is the first to be born to a Governor-General of Canada since the present Dowager Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava gave birth to a son in 1875. From George V came a request that he might be the boy's godfather.

Born. To Arthur W. Smith, son of Alfred Emanuel Smith; a son; in Manhattan. Name: Alfred Emanuel Smith III.

Engaged. Paul Whitcman, jazz band leader; and Margaret Livingston,...

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