Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18
MONUMENT AT MONTEREY.
For Seventeen Years the Memorial to
Commodore Sloat Has Been Building.

From the Los Angeles Times
The womens clubs of Los Angeles have
sent stone to be Incorporated in the Sioat
memorial in course of construction at Mon
terey OF the siXty-siX counties OF the state
but thirty-tWo have responded to the re-
quest of the Sloat Monument Association
to donate a granite or marble block for the
base of the proposed monument commemo-
rating a deed that probably saved Califor-
MIA to the United States. The stone sent by
the Los Angeles county ladies IL of peerless
granite is of regulation size and weighs
3 800 hounds On its face is chiseled thf
date OF the raising of the flag by Cornmo-
dore Sloat and also of the decision OF the
people to enter the s.sterhood of states.
The cost of the stone will be $Ilo put oS
the time 1t finds its permanent resting place
the expense attached to its installation VIII
be fully $500. This money has been raised
by the women's clubs of the county and
the project required only fair representa-
ton to insure abundant funds.
The monument which is to commemorate
the landing of Commodore Sioat on july T.
1916, was commenced seventeen years ago.
and ia being erected on the military reser-
walton which marks the SPOT or Commo-
dore Sloats landing. At that time, with d
company of marines. Sloat pulled down ths
Mexican flag. replacing it with the stars
and stripes.
There is a symholical meaning to every
thing connected with the Stoat monument.
The site is just fifty feet square, to marx
the golden Jubilee or the hftieth anniver-
sary Of Commodore Sioats hosting TIE
American flag and taking possession of
California at Monterey on July Z, 1916. and
the laying of the corner stone on July Z,
1896 by the Grand Lodge of Masons OF CALI
fornta The base Is twenty-four feet square
to represent the twenty-four hours OF tne
day The stones are four feet in iengeh
to represent the length of a sailors watcn
of four hours when on duty; and Two rect
wide and two feet in thickness, represent
ing the dog watch of two hours eaen,
when the watches shipboard are
changed There are three courses. as Com
modore Sloat was a master Mason or the
third degree and the face wall being six
feet high which is the full height OF man
The pedestal will be thirteen feet in height.
standing upon upper base OF one Ioot
the number thirteen representing the num-
Der of stripes in the flag and the original
number of states in the Union On the SIDES
of the pedestal are to be placed the bronze
medallons of DIR. William Maxwell WOOD
bis fleet surgeon; Commodore stockton,
CAPTAIN John c. Fremont and view OF
the raising of the American flag on the
custom house. The height of the bronze
statue of Commodore Sloat is to De eieveh
feet and he represented as standing by
a., pstan on the quarterback of his flagship
the flag was to be raised, eleven guns being
a commodore's salute. Upon the base OF
the monument are to be mounted four guns
of the old ship Independence. which once
formed a part Of the Pacific squadron under
CoEamodores Sioat ana Stockton. which are
now at Mare Island navy yard, reserves
and marked subject TO order.