Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

- monuments and statues to this ana
that. AS civilization developed. larger
81 and more beautiful things were raised
in bronze and wood and marble, until today, In
Europe at least. hardly q village stands that has
not at least one monument to honor its man OF
fame.
Monuments to soldiers, pioneers, knights OF
old, kings, princesses writers, explorers, scten-
lists. great religious leaders, politicians and
even famous murdererS, Observation-Disclosures
great and little, beautiful and atrociously ugly,
multiply and spread over the earth in ever
increasing number as the years 60 by. The
majority Of these were raised to recall to MEM
DRY some great man. But despite the enormous
quantity and variety Of these. there has now
been raised in France great figure IN stone.
unique and strange. It represents o simple
country woman In the costume Of NORMANDY,
a maid whose name was Marie Harel. Even
throughout the Land Of her birth, the name
conveys nothing to the average citizen; in the
vast world beyond France no one has ever
heard it. But the article of food which she
originated has made France as wen known
Throughout the world Is many of her scientists
and writer's.
"A ND so, at last they have reared q memorial
to Marie Harel, unique and strange-tke
worlds first monument TO cheese!
Yes, actually o monument to cheesel But
81 this unusual commemorative creation IN
stone stands as the only example Of its kind
in history, the story Of how it came to be
erected is more unusual still, and only proves
once more that benefactors Of mankind-and
certainly the originator Of a delicious food can
fairly be ranked as such-win eventually be re-
membered. In the case Of Marie Harel the
recognition as Is too often the case, comes long
after the simple country maiden has been for
gotten by all but few persons In her native
town. Stranger stii1, she was only honored at
last because Of the gratitude of a man living
5000 miles away In North America, and o man
who proved this gratitude in the most amaz-
ing manner In record.
One morning recently the little city Of vimou-
tiers, in Normandy, France, was much excited
over the arrival in the one-horse bus Of the
Hotel du Soleil dor, which is supposed to meet
all trains, but does not, Of a very voluble little
gentleman, who spoke in an unknown tongue,
and repeated over and over the words Marie
f1arel" and "Camembert." To the few assem-
bled travelling statesmen who composed the guest
list of the Hotel du Soleil dor, these words
meant very little. After discussion 1t was de-
cided that the voluble gentleman spoke Eng
fish, and was an American, as he also said
NEW York" a great number Of times
Vimoutiers Is not tourist center. 1t lies far
from the main line, is tucked away at the bot
tom of delightful little valley. The trains,
only two day, take two hours to cover IS
kilometers from the nearest junction point.
This explains why Vimoutiers ignores tourists.
1t is then easy to understand why the ar
rival of this stranger caused comment The
only person who every one knew could UNDER
stand him was the mayor. Some one was sent
at great speed to his house, and soon came back
accompanied by the doctor, who conversed with
the newcomer.
my name is DR.. Joseph Knrim," said the
latter, land have just arrived from New York.
Before landing sent to the president Of the
Syndicat dInitiative Of Normandy radiogram
telling him to meet me at Cherbourg, but there
was one there, and to take me to the ceme-
1orv uI1ara nj ~ n
bert cheese, is buried. BY her invention she
saved the lives of very many people in my
country. I have, for the last 90 years, con-
Quoted in New York sanatorium where the
only medicine I gave my patients for all kinds
of stomach ailments was warm Pilsener beer
and Camembert cheese, and made them all
well again. Now have double debt of graft