Wang Jialu served as the president for the first and third terms, and was then succeeded by the venerable Liang Shaoshan. The association's charter was subsequently amended to a committee system. The venerable Hou Xifan served as the executive chairman for several decades until he was ordered to leave during the war period. Afterward, the venerable Zhou Xianrui continued to preside over the association's affairs and assisted in war relief efforts. When the Japanese forces advanced southward, the association's premises became the headquarters for the anti-Japanese volunteer army. After the Japanese occupied Singapore, the association's officials, to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, burned related documents and fled, with the martyr Lin Mousheng being a prominent figure among them.
