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CHAKITABLE AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
Cause from the Magistrates and Town
Council of Glasgow, upon the 2d day of
Jan., 1770. None are eligible as mem-
bers of the Society except persons of the
name of Graham and their descendants, or
those married to individuals of that name
or their descendants. The entry-money
to strangers is £o. 5s., and to sons and
sons-in-law of members, £3. 3s.
James Graham, Preses ; Wm. Gilmour,
Treasurer ; William Steele, late Preses ;
William Gilmour, late Treasurer ; James
Leitch Lang, Clerk; James Glassford,
Factor. Geo. Graham, John Graham,
Hugh Eankine, James Graham, Matthew
Graham, Wm. Kobertson, Directors.
FIFE, KINROSS, AND CLACKMAN-
NAN CHARITABLE.
Instituted 1837.
Lord Deas, Patron ; Hugh Mo-ncrieff,
President ; George Anderson, Thomas
Auchterlonie r and Alex. Burrell, Vice-
Presidents ; P. W. Dixon, Treasurer ;
Henry Smeaton, writer, 38 West George
Street, Secretary.
Directors. — Alexander Burrell, John
Hutton, George Heggiey David Whyte,
John Forbes, John Arnott, Archd. Crom-
bie, and James Sturroek, for Fife ; Wm.
Blackwood, D. Black, and A. Elder, for
Kinross; R. M. Lindsay, T. A. Porteous,
and John M'Laren, for Clackmannan.
The principal object of this Society is
to afford pecuniary aid to indigent na-
tives, or widows or children of natives of
these counties, resident in or near, or
passing through Glasgow. The subscrip-
tion of one guinea per annum for four
years constitutes membership to parties
eligible by connection with any of these
counties.
GLASGOW ABERDEEN, BANFF,
AND MORAYSHIRE BENEVO-
LENT.
Instituted, 1830.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen,
Patron ; James Mackenzie, President ;
Alex. Collie, Vice-President ; Geo. Wink,
accountant, Treasurer; John Sim, writer,
County Buildings, Secretary ; Andw. Fow-
ler and Andrew Berrie, Auditors ; Bailie
Watson, Andrew Orr, T. Aikman, W. D.
Sellar, Henry Smeaton, Bailie Smith,
John Low, Bailie Gourlay, George Martin,
John Notman, Alex. D. Dean, William
Winchester, Directors*
The principal object of this Society is-
to afford pecuniary aid to indigent natives,
or widows or children of natives of these
counties resident in Glasgow, or passing
through it, and unexpectedly (from po-
verty, sickness, or accident) reduced to
distress. Three guineas paid at entry, or
one guinea and ten shillings annually for
five successive years, constitute member-
ship to parties eligible by connection with
any of these counties. Honorary mem-
bers, not necessarily connected with any
of said counties, admitted upon payment
of one guinea.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS'
SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.
William Gilmour, President ; A. R.
Macdiarmid, 24 Hutcheson Street, Vice-
President ; James Gourlay, Treasurer ;
William Tolmie, 8 Prince's Square, Secre-
tary ; Alex. King, M.D., Surgeon; Alex.
Borland, Actuary ; John Elder, Thos.
M'Nee, Wm. Wemyss, James Morrison,
B. K. Masson, Robert Webster, jr., Wm'.
Hillhouse, Robert White, J. Craig, Robert
Hutchison, D. L. White, Robert Smith,
Directors ; Dr. Douglas Maclagan, Sur-
ge on in Edinburgh.
ST. GEORGE'S ROYAL BENEVO-
LENT SOCIETY FOR THE WEST
OF SCOTLAND.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, Patroness ; The Right Hon. the
Earl of Eglinton and Winton, President ;
Sir Archd. Alison, Bart., Sheriff of Lanark-
shire, Vice-President; S. Higginbotham,
Chairman; D. C. Rait, Buchanan Street,
Treasurer; Robert Baird, 24 Gordon St.,
Solicitor and Secretary ; J. Reid of Well-
field, Francis Baird, Robert Baird, Edgar
Dolby, Sam. Woolfield, Thos. Aylwardy
A. S. Cunliffe, Office-Bearers.
STIRLINGSHIRE CHARITABLE.
Instituted 6th January, 1809, for the
purpose of affording relief to persons in
need, who are natives of Stirlingshire, or
their children, resident in Glasgow or the
neighbourhood ; or the natives of the shire
travelling through the city, and unex-
pectedly falling into distress.
Alexander Harvey, Preses ; Alexander
Abercromby, Vice-Preses ; Wm. Connal,
Treasurer ; James Morrison, Vice-Trea-
surer and Secretary.