Besides being smart-as-a-whip, my grandmother had a wicked sense of humor. She also loved gardening, with Gladiolus being her special favorite flower.
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| Moon with a prize specimen |
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| Arrangement by Moon |
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| Daughter, Janice on the left, Moon in the middle, and Janice's childhood friend Leona Towner Rem on the right, with Glads. |
While Janice and Harrison were young, from 1928-1932, Moon was the humor columnist for the Gladiolus Review, published by The American Gladiolus Society at Goshen, Indiana. Officers and Editors listed on the masthead hailed from all around the country.
Her column was originally entitled "SMILE-A-WHILE" - A Bit of nonsense - By MARY WANDS CAMPBELL. Later it became, "THE MIXED ROW", and later simply, "SHUCKS" (Unconducted)
Some samples of her cartoons:
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Her column consisted of original cartoons and jokes. I do not know where the jokes came from, but if she wrote those, too, I am in awe! At the time, she signed her work with a swastica symbol enclosed in a shield. Needless to say, once the Nazi's subverted this ancient symbol, she abandoned it.
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| A GLAD dream |
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| A photo of me, sitting by the barn in Athens with Glads. |
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| More Glads at home, Athens, PA. |
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