We held our Spring meeting at The Kibitz Room in King of Prussia, a newly opened delicatessen that was all we would like it to be. Twenty-four members came together in the camaraderie that only a pen collectors’ club could enjoy. There was plenty of conversation about a variety of topics, not the least of which was the joys and pleasures of using fountain pens. Nearly everyone brought at least several pens for us to try out and we used up a lot of ink. It is always a pleasure to join together for lunch and conversation with people who share like interests and today was no exception. There was much conversation, laughter, and cheerful expression throughout the room.

We tried the “Share the Wealth” table again and it was a total success. The “Share the Wealth” table idea is an import from the DC Metro. Pen Club, where members leave pens and pen-related items on a table at the DC Pen and Baltimore pen shows for others to take. Our pen friends put out a large assortment of ink samples and full ink bottles, several blank notebooks with very nice, pen-friendly paper and several fountain pens. Altogether, the many who contributed to the table were more than generous with their contributions, for which we all, beneficiaries of this generosity or not, thank them heartily.

We are looking forward to our next opportunity to come together again, this time after the D.C. Pen Show, which was only one of many topics of conversation. We anticipate our next meeting will be in September.