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Show Ceremony Marks Centennial cf FSaa-raisana one. Remains of that staff and cairn recently were discovered in excavations at the old Customs House. A 40-year-old tree from the Del Monte forest was selected to correspond cor-respond with the measurements provided by Col. Roger S. Fitch, president of Monterey History and Art association, and Dr. Jj. T. Mac-Douenl Mac-Douenl of Carmel. retired director of Carnegie institution and authority author-ity on history. MONTEREY, CALIF. - To commemorate com-memorate the 100th anniversary of first hoisting of the United States flag over California soil, an historic his-toric flag-raising ceremony was held here. The Stars and Stripes were first flown by Com. John D. Sloat at Monterey 100 years ago. The flag was broken out on an exact replica of the pole of Mon- terey pine put up by Sloat's forces. 1 and it was erected in the same rock cairn that supported the original |