The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-30
THE VICTOR BLUE MEDAL.
The Women OF South Carolina Havo
HOnorCd the Young Naval Hero
With 4 beautiful Testimonial

The Women OF South Carolina Havo
Honorcd the Young Naval Hero
With Beautiful Testimonial.
q Tho handsome medal to be presented
10 Lieut.. Victor Blue, Of the United
States navy, has been completed and IL
on exhibition in Columbia. The AS.
sociation for Patriotic Award WAS
formed January 81, 1899, with Mrs.
Ellison Capers as president, and Mira. e.
W. Screven as &c cretary and treasurer
lis object wac TO procure u suitable
testimonial to Lieut.. Victor Blue, and
1T was then and therc decided that the
testimonial should take the shape OF q
handsome goll medal. Tho secretary
was instructed to write to q l;,dy in
zach town and considerable village, IN
forming her Of her appointments as col
lect0r for the Association and request.
ing her to gather funds for the medal.
In four months over $500 Was sent
cd, consisting Of the Hon. VIM. A.
Courtenay, chairman, and the Right
Rov. Ellison Capcrs and tho Hon. Lp-
roy T.. Youmans. Mr.. Courtcnay un-
dertook the labor Of love with the
greatest care. The devices on each
SIDE arc his selection, rs also the in.
scription in English. Tho beautiful
Latin inscription is furnished by Con.
Youmans. The workmanship was done
at tho United States mint In Phlladel-
phia. Lieut.. Blue is attached to the
United Stetes ship Massachusetts. 1t
Is probable that the presentation OF tho
modal will take place in Now York at
an early day at the hands OF distin-
guished South Carolinian.
The dies wero engraved by w. Char
loo no, nf hn 1pi
mint, Philadelphia. The medal Is two
and q half inches in diameter and one
fourth OF NJ inch thick. The diverse
presents In It's upper half the coat Of
arms of South Carolina it Is In high
rolief, delicate In It's outlines, elaborate
in It's "details the figure Of the Contin-
entail soldier, usually seen knock knocd
and with scared look, hero stands
erect and soldiorly. Barbors female
figure really looks horo like q human
bcing--a Carolina matron. The shields,
palmetto tree, otc, are presented I" en-
regle," and the State notices are In
readable form, and not bottom up, as
seen in most Of the blocks in use. The
inscription, "Tne women Of SoutA Ca
roline to Lieut.. Victor Blue, u. S. N,
in high appreciation OF his courage, en-.
tcrprise and distinguished services in
The reverse of tho medal Is symbolic
of the United States navy, the basis OF
the design being tho great soal OF tho
navy department--a ship under sail,
an anchor in foreground, upon which
an oaglo with outstretchcd wings is
alighting. All this Is in high relief,
and as illustrative Of tho cngraver's art
will compare most favorably with tho
numismatc work OF any nation. The
rim or border displays the cmbomatic
stars Of tlo Union and this mot
to: Explorator Fortissimus in Pom
to Sylisque Florutt." The modal has
been prepared at tho United States
mint az Philadelphia. There 1t IL de-
sired to leave tho dies on deposit, in
order TO have repiicas in bronze sup-
piled to numismatic sociotics, and col
lectors in tho United States and in Eu
rope at relatively small outlay.