Other Wodehouse Societies

There are many Wodehouse societies worldwide; here are the ones we know about:

• The P.G. Wodehouse Society (UK). Yes, you guessed right, this society is based in the UK, although it has members worldwide. Their excellent newsletter is called Wooster Sauce and is well worth the price of membership, which is £22 per annum.

• The P.G. Wodehouse Society. Based in The Netherlands, this society was formed on PGW’s 100th birthday in 1981. Please direct information and membership inquiries to Marcel Gijbels, Lammenschansweg 89, 2313DK Leiden, The Netherlands, or try this email address: pgwssecretariaat@hotmail.nl.

• The Drones Club is based in Belgium. You can send them email or write to Mr. Kris Smets, Gijmelbergstraat 32A, 3201 Langdorp.

• The Russian Wodehouse Society is run by Sir Watkyn Bassett (aka Mikhail Kuzmenko); contact him at Post Box 50, 115432 Moscow, Russia.

• The Swedish Wodehouse Society or the WodehouseSällskapet has over 200 members (probably the greatest membership per inhabitant of any Society!). They issue several journals called Blandings Blandning (Blandings Mixture) and a yearbook called Jeeves. John Pettersson, the chairman, may be reached via e-mail, by telephone at +46 707 786408, or by writing him at Miraallén 57, 41758 Goteborg, Sweden.

• The Blithe Spirits is centered in Kolkata, India. Contact Mr. Subroto Chatterji, President at

  5/1 Middleton Street
  Kolkata 700 071 India
  Phone: +913322404783
  

• Pakistani fans of Plum have formed the PG Wodehouse Society - Pakistan. They can be contacted by e-mail or traditional mail at:

  The P G Wodehouse Society (Pakistan)
  c/o The Last Word
  37-A2 Mian Mehmood Kasuri Road
  Gulberg III Lahore Pakistan
  

• Another Indian society is located in New Delhi. You can contact Mr. S. Mukherji at

  F 301 Lado Sarai
  Quatab Mahrauli Road
  New Delhi 110 030 India

• In Australia you can contact Mrs. José van Dijk at

  163 Bourke Street
  Wagga Wagga, 2650 New South Wales

• In Finland admirers of Wodehouse can contact Mr. Jacob Bagge of the WodehouseSällskapet via e-mail. He will be happy to act as a coordinator for people wanting to start a Finnish PGW society.

• Les Amis de Plum is first French club dedicated to Wodehouse. Check out their blog site for contact information.

• Amici Wodehouse is the Italian society.