As an intrusive outsider, let me put ni my two cents. "English" in this context might mean several different but perhaps overlapping things. It might mean a Society interested in folksong and dance but made up of only English people. Or a non-restrictive FS & D society based in England. (As I've always interpreted it.) Or a society devoted solely to English FS & D. (And for added interest, recall that at the time of its organization, "England" was in frequent use - in England and the U.S. at least - as a synechdochal synonym for "Britain.") So perhaps the Society should keep its name, while attending to any aspects of FS & D its members prefer. Just sayin'.
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