MEMORABLE EVENTS OF YESTER YEARS DISTINGUISHED PERSONS WHO VISITED THE INSTITUTION AND THE LIST OF PERSONAGES WHO PRESIDED OVER THE ANNIVERSARY AND OTHER MEETINGS OF THE CHENNAPURI ANNADANA SAMAJAM.
| Years | Personages |
| 1892 | M.R. Ry. R. Venkataratnam Naidu Garu, M.A. ( Now Dr.Sir.R.Venkataratnam Naidu, Dewan Bahadur Kt. M.A. L.T.D.Lld.) |
| 1893 | Rajah Sethupathi Of Ramnad |
| 1893 | M.R. Ry. Rai Bahadur P.Ranganadha Mudaliar ,M.A. |
| 1894 | M.R. Ry. C. Ramachandra Rao Sahib, B.L.C.I.E. |
| 1895 | H.E. Lord Wenlock, G.C.I.E., Governor Of Madras |
| 1896 | The Hon 'Ble Justice Sir S.Subramania Iyyar, Dewan Bahadur, Kt., C.I.E. |
| 1897 | Swami Vivekananda., C.I.O. |
| 1898 | The Hon'ble Mr.Justice H.T. Boddam |
| 1899 | Mrs.Annie Besant |
| 1900 | The Honb'ble Sir George Arbuthnot, Kt., C.I.E. |
| 1901 | The Hon'ble Mr. P.Anandacharlu, B.A.,B.L., C.I.E. |
| 1902 | Swami Ramakrishnananda |
| 1903 | The Hon'ble Rai Bahadur C. Jambulinga Mudaliar, B.A.,M.L.C.I.E. |
| 1904 | H.E. Lord Ampthill, C.G.I.E., Governor Of Madras |
| 1905 | The Hon'ble Mr. A.E. Castle-Stuart, Stuart, I.C.S. |
| 1906 | The Hon'ble Justice Sir C. Sankaran Nair Kt., C.I.E. |
| 1908 | Dewan Bahadur K.Krishnaswami Rao Garu, B.A., C.I.E., Retired Dewan Of Travancore |
| 1910 | The Hon'ble Mr.Justice V.Krishnaswami Ayyar, B.A.B.L. |
| 1911 | The Hon'ble Justice P.R. Sundaram Iyyar, B.A.B.L. |
| 1915 | The Hon'ble Mr.Justice T.V. Seshagiri Ayyar, Dewan Bahadur. |
| 1916 | H.E. Lord Pentland, P.C. G.C.I.E., Governor Of Madras |
| 1917 | The Hon'ble Chief Justice Sir John Wallis. Kt. |
| 1921 | H.E. Lord Willingdon, G.C.I.E., Governor Of Madras |
| 1923 | The Hon'ble The Raja Of Panagal ( Dewan Bahadur Sir P.Ramarayaningar, Kt. C.I.E.) |
| 1924 | The Hon'ble Sir C.G. Spencer, Kt. Offg. Chief Justice. |
| 1926 | H.E. Viscount Goshan, G.C.I.E., Governor Of Madras |
| 1927 | The Hon'ble Sir Mahomed Usman Sahib, Kt., Khan Bahadur. |
| 1929 | The Hon'ble The Raja Of Chettinad ( Rajah Sir S.R.M.Annamalai Chettiar, Kt.) |
| 1931 | H.E. Sir George Fredric Stanley, G.C.I.E., Governor Of Madras. |
| 1933 | The Hon'ble The Rajah Of Bobbili, Chief Minister |
| 1934 | The Hon'ble Sir K.V. Reddi, Kt., Law Member To Government Of Madras |
| 1936 | The Hon'ble Justice Sir M. Venkatasubba Rao, Kt. |
| 1937 | The Hon'ble Rao Bahadur Justice P.Venkataramana Rao, B.A.B.L. |
| 1939 | H.E. Lord Erskine, G.C.I.E., Governor Of Madras |
| 1939 | Sir M. Venkatasubba Rao, Kt. |
| 1941 | Sir Arthur Hope, Governor Of Madras |
| 1942 | Sachivothama Sir C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer, K.C.S.I., K.G.I.E., L.L.D., Dewan Of Travancore, Presided Over Golden Jubilee Celebration |
| 1942 | Hon'ble Justice Abdur Rahman, Opened The Mutha Ethirajamma Hall |
| 1948 | Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, B.A.B.L., M.P. |
| 1950 | Hon'ble M.Bakthavatsalam, Minister, P.W.D. ,Madras |
| 1950 | The Hon'ble Mr.Justice W.S. Krishnaswamy Naidu Garu, B.A.B.L. |
| 1950 | Sri G.E. Muthirulandy, Deputy Director, Harijan Welfare |
| 1951 | Hon'ble Mr.J.L.P.Roche-Victoria, Food Minister |
| 1956 | Mr. & Mrs.Prakasha, IAS., Governor of Madras |
| 1959 | The Honorable Justice Sri M.Venkatasubba Rao,kt. |
| 1960 | Sri. A.M.M.Murugappa Chettiar |
| 1962 | Sri.M.Bakthavatsalam, Chief Minister of Madras |
| 1962 | Honorable Justice Sri.S.Ganapatiah Pillai |
| 1962 | Nadigar Thilagam Sri Sivaji Ganesan, Cini Actor |
| 1963 | His Grace the most Revd. Dr.Louis Mathias |
| 1963 | J.H.Tarapore, B.E.M.I.E. (Sherif of Madras) |
| 1964 | Honorable Justice Sri.P.B.Gajendra Gadkar Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
| 1965 | Sri.Lodd Giridar, Grandsondas of Lodd Krishnadas Balamukundas, Donor of Main Samajam Building |
| 1966 | Sri.C.N.Annadurai, Former Chief Minister of Madras |
| 1966 | Sri.M.G.Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Madras |
| 1967 | Sri.Rajah Muthiah Chettiar |
| 1969 | Honorable Justice Sri.N.Somasundaram |
| 1969 | Pulavar Sri.Veda |
| 1969 | Honorable Justice Sri.N.Somasundaram |
| 1970 | Thanigai Sri. Ulaganathan, Sri.K.Vilvapathi |
| 1971 | Sri.Baldevjee, Chariman of Rotary Club |
| 1971 | Sri. T.H.Dhanakoti Raj, B.A.B.T.N.C.C. Naval Officer |
| 1977 | Honorable Chief Justice Sri.K.Veeraswamy, B.A.B.L |
| 1982 | Sri.Chandrachoodan, Governor Of Madras |
| 1982 | Smt.Srikumari Chandraachoodan |
| 1982 | Sri.Margabandhu, Chief General Manager of SBI |
| 1985 | Sri.Marudhai Chettiar, Prop. Of Blue Star Hotel & Metal Merchant |
| 1986 | Sri Saidai Duraiswamy, MLA & Ex Mayor |
| 2008 | Sri.Rajagopal, President, Sukruthi Charitable Trust, Alwarpet |
| 2009 | Sri.L.Purushothaman, ADSP, Retd, Supt of Police, CID |
| 2010 | Sri.H.Praveen, Music Director (Old student of CAS) |
| 2010 | Sri Adam & Sri. Arunachalam, Music Director |
| 2010 | Sri. V.G. Kannan, General Manager, Acting Chief General Manager, SBI |
| 2011 | Sri. Radhakrishnan, I.P.S., D.I.G. Technical Systems, Inspector General of Police office, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. |
| 2011 | Sri. Padmaanabhan, Manager, Park Town Branch, SBI. |
| 2012 | Hon'ble Justice D. Hariparandaman, Judge, High Court of Madras |
| 2012 | Sri. Muraleedaran, General Manager, SBI. |
| 2013 | Sri. M. Periasamy, I.R.A.S, Chief Financial Advisor (D.D.A& C.A.O), S.Rly, Chennai 600 003 |
| 2014 | Sri. K.N. Krishnamuthy, Chairman, Southerm Region of Indian Roads & Transports |
The affairs of the samajam shall be managed as stipulated in the memorandum, articles of association, bye-laws and rules. The managing committee consists of president (1), vice presidents (5), trustees (4), honorary secretary (1), assistant secretary (1), treasurer (1)and directors (17).
