# Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society/Volume 85/Proceedings of the Annual General Meeting

Reports on the name change of the society from Straits Branch to Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Annual General Meeting.
The Annual General Meeting was held at the Society's rooms 5 p.m. on Friday, 10th February 1922.
PRESENT: Dr. R. O. Winstedt (Vice-President for Singapore) in the chair and 26 other members.
1. The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 11th February 1921 were confirmed.
2. The Minutes of the General Meeting held 1st July 1921 were read and confirmed.
3. The Annual Report and Statement of Payments and Receipts were adopted on the motion of Mr. H. C. Robinson, seconded by Mr. C. L. Collenette.
4. The Chairman proposed for confirmation, and Mr. Burkill seconded, that Rule 1 be rescinded and the following substituted:—
    "The name of the Society shall be 'The Malayan Branch, Royal Asiatic Society'."
    This was confirmed unanimously; the change in name to take effect from 1st January 1923.
5. The Chairman proposed for confirmation, and Major Moulton seconded, that Rule 8 be amended as to the first four lines by the substitution of the following words:—
    "The Officers of the Society shall be:—
       "A President,
       "Vice-Presidents not exceeding six, ordinarily two each from (i) the Straits Settlements, (ii) the F. M. S., and (iii) the Unfederated or other Protected States, although this allocation shall in no way be binding on the electors."
The Resolution was confirmed with one dissentient.
​6. H. H. the Sultan of Johore K.C.M.G., K.B.E. was elected an Honorary Member.
7. The election of Officers and Members of the Council for the current year resulted as follows:
| President | The Hon. Mr. W. G. Maxwell, C.M.G. |
| Vice-Presidents for the S.S. | The Hon. Sir J. W. Murison and Mr. H. Robinson. |
| Vice-Presidents for the F.M.S. | Mr. H. C. Robinson and Mr. J. B. Scrivenor, |
| Vice-Presidents for the U.M.S. | Mr. J. L. Humphreys and Mr. A. W. Hamilton. |
| Hon. Treasurer | Mr. C. Bazell. |
| Hon. Secretary | Major J. C. Moulton, O.B.E. |
| Hon. Librarian | Mr. J. Johnston. |
| Council | Mr. I. H. Burkill, Mr. A. G. Bratton, Mr. C. L. Collenette and Mr. B. Nunn. |
8. Votes of thanks to Mr. See Tiong Wah for auditing the Society's accounts, to Dr. Lim Boon Keng, O.B.E. for his services on the Council, and to the retiring Council, were passed.
9. The Chairman then gave an interesting lecture on the Antiquities of Malaya, after which Mr. Robinson proposed, and Mr. Amery seconded, a hearty vote of thanks to the lecturer, at the same time expressing a hope that the paper would be printed in the Society's Journal.
Annual Dinner.
By kind permission of the Committee of the Singapore Club a dinner was held at that Club on Friday 10th February 1922 at 8.15 p.m.
H. E. the Governor, as Patron of the Society, accompanied by Mr. R. B. Osborne, Private Secretary, and Mr. Foulger A.D.C. was present as the guest of the evening. Sir. J. W. Murison, the retiring President, took the chair. Covers were laid for 35. Bc- sides those mentioned, the following Members were present:— Messrs. C. I. Collenette, H. C. Robinson, W. J. Cullen, Seah Liang Seah, Seah Eng Tong, J. O'May, A. F. Richards, I. H. Burkill, A. Cavendish, W. Lowther Kemp, Drs. A. T. Hoops, F. W. Foxworthy and R. O. Winstedt, Messrs. H. Robinson, E. T. Williams, B. Nunn, C. E. Wurtzburg, J. I. Miller, D. Santry, C. Bazell, W. P. Plummer, J. R. Lynch, A. J. Amery, F. G. Bourne, L. J. Hayes, H. D. Mundell, A. G. Bratton, J. C. Moulton and three guests.
​After the usual loyal toast the Chairman proposed the health of H. E. the Governor, who responded in a happy speach emphasizing the importance of the occasion due to the change in the Society's name inaugurated that very day. H. E. referred in eulogistic terms to the valuable work done for the Society by the two Vice-Presidents Dr. Winstedt aud Mr. Robinson. In conclusion he gave a two-fold toast: "to the Straits Branch, Royal Asiatic Society, Vale; to the Malayan Branch, Royal Asiatic Society, Ave," and to the latter he added "Floreat, florebit."
Dr. Winstedt and Mr. Robinson replied on behalf of the Society.
The Company then adjourned to the billiard and card rooms where the remainder of the evening passed pleasantly.