At either side, scrolls are drawn, which bear the motto, Ex recto decus, and the following dates, which refer to the migrations of the doctor’s ancestors: Styria, 1446; Helvetia, 1531; America, 1732. A plate of unique history is that of The Rawle Law Offices, Established A.D. 1783, Philadelphia. This inscription is given on a circular band which encloses the shield of arms, and the motto, Morte, Virtute. Below this, the name of the successive proprietors of the law-offices are given, as follows: William Rawle, 1783-1836, William Rawle, 1810-1858, William Henry Rawle, 1844-1889, William Brooke Rawle, 1867. Melvin H. Hapgood, of Hartford, uses an oblong plate, which exhibits the shield of arms at the left of the name space, and which is surrounded by a fine running vine which bears both fruit and flowers, and among the twistings of which the motto, Inter folia fructus, is woven. The implements of the architect, and the secondary motto, Penna ferro potentior, are also cleverly worked into the decorative frame. Monsignor Seton, D.D., of Jersey City Heights, uses a
