Show Washroom Battle Medal Placed in Numismatic Hall HallMan Man Who Socked Huey Long Struck Deciding Blow of Century Owen White Whito Tells Telis Society B By Untied United Pren NEW NEWYORK YORK 21 American Sept The 21 The Amen Ameri can Numismatic society today became the the repository of ot a golden medal struck to commemorate the battle of the Sands Sands Point washroom and the eyed black retreat of ot Senator Huey rHuey P. P Kingfish Long The emblem a heraldic device bearIng bearing bear bear- ing a fishs fish's caput knocked h dizzy by bya a fist rampant and md displaying a n closed eye sable was entrusted sted to th the society by Owen P. P White founder found found- er cr crof of the movement to honor the Senators Senator's Sen Sea at ator ator's still unidentified assailant It It was designed by by George Dc De Zayas Zayas Zay Zay- as as noted artist and struck b by the thc same concern that cast the the B Balbo m medal dal presented by bythe the Unit United dSt States tes government to the Italian flying Hying hero Edward T. T Newell T.-Newell Newell pr president of the Numismatic s society ci ty gravely accepted accept accept- ed the trust and promised to cherish he thc the token that will keep fresh in memory th the tale that he said will continue continue con con- to ring down the corridors and washrooms washroom of time thue This Th is a a hysteric occasion said White writer and southerner In his presentation address Perhaps not m inthe n the annals of any country has there ever been a moment like It Here HereIn Heren In n this magnificent museum where medallions and irig ing ng the great events o of past centuries look ook down upon us we are gathered today oday to do honor to the unknown hero who on on August 26 emerged so gloriously victorious from the sanguinary battle of Sands Point Th That t was indeed the really decisive decisive decisive de de- de- de battle of this century It must be e commemorated It will be Just Justas as 35 this beautiful medal done In enduring enduring en en- during gold depicts the momentous advance in classic relief even so will the he bards and minstrels and poets of future future ages recount the fascinating tale ale of how the suffering long people of this happy land land haunted and defIed de de- de- de led fled for many years years by a malign kingfISh kingfish king- king fISh Ish are finally relieved of his ridiculous bus lous ous presence by a mysterious gladiator glad gladi ator who appearing suddenly from nowhere and swinging the mighty fist of public opinion perpetually blackens the eye of his piscatorial majesty and forever and forever knocks the tinseled crown from his forehead That is all It U is a tale that as it rings down the corrid corridors rs of time will carry its own lesson And so as I Ilow Inow now low hand this medal to you Mr Newell I do so with the request cornIng com corn Ing ng not from me but from the American Ameri Amen can public whose dimes and dollars have paid for the emblem that the American Numismatic society enshrine enshrine en en- shrine it forever as a part of its permanent permanent per per- manent collection 4 |