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Show "Washington Escutcheon Gone. NEW YORK, Jnn. 17 Somewhere in tho United States, perhaps In some wcalthj American's home. Is the escutcheon es-cutcheon of the family of George Washington, Wash-ington, bought foi 100, nnd taken from Uh place over the doorway of Sulgrave manor house, In Northamptonshire, England. Eng-land. Through this doorway tho forbears of the Father of his Country passed In and out. Bishop Henry Potter, who Is now In Egypt, learned from an English woman while a guest recently In an English country coun-try house of the removal of the escutcheon and the Bishop would like to see it restored re-stored to Its proper place. 'Co do this he himself offers a subscription of 150. |