Calling all Royal-tea Club gardeners, please bring cut flowers in a vase or a potted plant for the centerpiece at your (and others) table.

Susanna Reppert-Brill, a fifth-generation herbalist and a tea and tea party enthusiast from The Rosemary House in Mechanicsburg, PA, will give the presentation The Victorian Language of Herbs and Flowers after our meal. She and her sister, Nancy Reppert of Sweet Remembrances, are the coordinators of the PA Tea Festival and founding members of the Mid-Atlantic Tea Business Association. When not in the shop, Susanna can usually be found in the garden drinking chai — hot or, more frequently, iced.

The ever-popular book sale featuring gently-read books and silent auction will be back. So pack up all those books and favorite knick-knacks to bring with you.

Again, this year we will have a catered lunch that will be portion-controlled so there will be enough for all attendees. Our meal will include: Chicken cordon bleu, scalloped potatoes, cranberry salad, mixed vegetables, fruit cup, dessert, iced tea and hot water for hot tea (feel free to bring your own tea bags and favorite tea cup), and lemon, sugar, and milk.

Lunch will begin promptly at noon, but we will have helpers beginning at 11 a.m. to unload and cart books and auction items into the hall.

Remember: We will start collecting dues renewals for 2026 at the luncheon. (The 2026 form will be included in Summer newsletter.) Dues for email delivery of the newsletter remain the same at $15. Because of the increased cost of stamps and copying, the dues for printed and mailed newsletter members will be $30. (New members pay $10 in addition to these fees to cover the one-time cost of their nametag.) Our dues are paid annually, so the 2026 dues cover the time from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2026. Renew early to avoid a late fee.

Mobility: The front-door entrance is step free.
*Cost: $26, club members; $31, guests/non-members
Reservation deadline: July 10
*Please include tea name in memo section of your check.

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