that meeting must be copied in full:--

"Meeting held at 17 Osnaburgh Street, on Friday, 4th January, 1884.

"Present: Mrs. Robins, Miss Robins, Miss Haddon, Miss C. Haddon,
Messrs. J. Hunter Watts, Hughes, Bland, Keddell, Pease, Stapleton,
Chubb, Burns-Gibson, Swan, Podmore, Estcourt, etc.

"Mr. Bland took the chair at 8.10 p.m.

"After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and
confirmed Dr. Gibson moved the series of resolutions which had been
read to the Society at the previous meeting.

"Mr. Podmore moved as an amendment the series of resolutions, copies
of which had been circulated amongst the members a few days
previously.

"The amendment was carried by 10 votes to 4.

[Presumably the 4 included Burns-Gibson, Chubb, and Estcourt, who
signed the defeated resolutions.]

"Mr. Podmore's proposals were then put forward as substantive
resolutions and considered seriatim.

"Resolution I.--That the Society be called the Fabian Society (as Mr.
Podmore explained in allusion to the victorious policy of Fabius
Cunctator) was carried by 9 votes to 2.