ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə səsˈaɪəɾi wʌz lˈeɪdi mˈɛɹi hˈɛpbɜːnstˈuːɚtfˈɔːɹbztɹˈɛfjuːsiz; tɹˈɛfjuːsiz hˈɔːl ɪnðɪ ˈɛfds ˌeɪtʃkjˈuː, sˈɛsəl ʃˈɑːɹp hˈaʊs, ɪz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ hɜː.
The first secretary of the society was Lady Mary Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis; Trefusis Hall in the EFDSS HQ, Cecil Sharp House, is named after her.