Doylestown, Pennsylvania: October 15, 1983

Speakers: Florence Cunningham, Robert A. Hall

Only nine Plummies attended the society’s second gathering; nevertheless, it was grandiosely labeled “The Second International Convention of The Wodehouse Society,” and it has been the custom ever since to label conventions with their number and the designation “International.” This assembly was held on Plum’s birthday, and since then most conventions have been held in October to be as close to Plum’s birthday as possible.

The lunchtime business meeting saw the election of Robert (Bob) Hall as president and the decision to make the conventions biennial. At the dinner that night, a letter from Lady Wodehouse was read out, and there were short readings. Speeches were informal: Florence Cunningham spoke of a trip to Remsenburg and talks she had given in the Seattle area, while Bob Hall talked about Wodehouse’s stories. The evening ended with the group singing “Till the Clouds Roll By” and, of course, “Bill.”

See the full report of this convention in Plum Lines, Volume 4, No. 6 (November 1983; p.10)