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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
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M'ALPINE'S MORTIFICATION.
Founded, in 1811, by Mrs. M'Alpine,
■who conveyed to Trustees her property
for the maintenance of poor men and wo-
men of the description given in her will —
the former receiving annually £10, and
the latter £5. The trustees are, the Dea-
con Convener, two of the Bailies, and
the Ministers of eight of the Established
Churches.
Donald Cuthbertson, LL.B., Factor.
TENNANT'S MORTIFICATION.
W. Smellie, Treasurer. Mich. Rowand,
James M'Call, J. G. Hamilton, T. D.
Douglas, James Buchanan, M. Campbell,
and W. Smellie, Trustees.
INSTITUTE OF THE
ACCOUNTANTS OF GLASGOW.
Established in 1853.
James M'Clelland, President ; Peter
White, Treasurer ; Walter Mackenzie,
Secretary ; Andrew M'Ewan, Auditor.
A. Cuthbertson, D. Dreghorn, T. G.
Buchanan, Robert Aitken, and William
Anderson, Committee.
AYRSHIRE.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Eglinton
and Winton, President; Sir James Camp-
bell of Strathcathro, Vice-President; Robt.
White, 120 Brunswick Street, Treasurer;
C. R. Baird, 54 West Nile St., Secretary.
GLASGOW, GALLOWAY, AND DUM-
FRIESSHIRE SOCIETY.
Andrew Macgeorge, President ; Bailie
John M'Dowall, Vice-President; David
Hope, J:P., Treasurer ; Andw. Macgeorge,
jun., Secretary. Alexander Bryce, John
M'Kie, jun., Charles Cairns, William
M'Kinlay, James Reid, Robert Dickson,
William Morgan, William Johnstone,
Thomas Thomson, David Ferguson, John
Macharg, Thomas Fingland, Directors.
The principles of this Institution are
similar to those of the Highland Society —
the education of boys of eight years or
upwards, whose parents, one or both, are
natives of the above counties, and who
are not in circumstances to afford it. John
Craig, F.E.I.S., Teacher.
GLASGOW RENFREWSHIRE
SOCIETY.
Archibald Campbell of Blythswood,
Patron; Sir Michael R. Shaw Stewart
Colonel Mure of Caldwell, Professor Wil-
son, Edinburgh, John Henderson of Park,
Honorary Directors; John Wilson of
Aucheniden, President ; John Fife of
Dalmarnock, Vice-President ; Alex. Har-
vev, Alex. Ewing, Robert Gilkison, jun.,
David Hutcheson, Thomas Boyd, John
Fyfe, Robert Macnab, Walter Gray,
George Coats, John King, Directors;
Samuel R. Brown, Treasurer; George
Smith, 38 W. George Street, Secretary.
GROCERS' COMPANY.
John Craig. Preses ; Archibald Arrol,
late I'reses ; John Scott, Treasurer ; Wm.
M'Culloch, late Treasurer ; George Craw-
ford, Clerk ; Thomas Templeton, John
Parker, Archd. Walker, Thomas Fing-
land, James Scott, John Brown, James
Adam, Wm. Wilkie, Directors.
HIGHLAND SOCIETY.
James Sword, Preses ; William Mori-
son, Treasurer , John G. Rodger, William
M'Don Id, Wm. Balfour, John Smith, Dr.
M'Gregor, W. Cuthbertson, James Han-
nan, Arch. Robertson, Directors ; John
M'Call, William M'Lean, Wm. M'Lean,
jun., and Dugald Forbes, Boxmasters ;
Norman M'Leod, D.D., Chaplain ; Arthur
Forbes, Secretary; Robert M'Lachlan,
James Thomson, Thomas Powell, Donald
Murray, Teachers; MissMennons, School-
mistress; John Leitch, Officer.
GLASGOW AVELLINGTON CLUB.
Instituted 18th June, 1839.
His Grace the Duke of Wellington (by
consent), Honorary Patron ; Field Mar-
shall the Marquis of Anglesea, Viscount
Hardinge, General Commanding in Chief,
Lord Raglan, Master General of Ordnance,
(by consent), Vice-Patrons ; J. R. Currie,
President; James Harvey, Vice-Presi-
dent ; John Thomas, Secretary.
The institution of the Club was sig-
nalized by a special charter of approval
from the ' Illustrious Chief of Waterloo,'
and was afterwards honoured with ' The
Duke's ' distinguished patronage up to the
period of his ever-lamented decease. The
Members statedly celebrate an anniversary
festival in honour of Waterloo day.
GRAHAM CHARITABLE.
This Society was instituted in the year
1759, and was incorporated by Seal of