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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
House, and the cost of it charged against
the patient.
On applying to the Physician, the
patient will be carefully and expeditiously
conveyed to the Asylum, the necessary
expenses being paid to the Steward by the
applicant.
Patients in the West House may be
visited every lawful day between 10 and
12 o'clock ; those in the East House, who
are not paupers, on Mondays, between the
same hours ; and patients who are paupers,
on Saturdays, also from 10 till 12 o'clock.
Only those who are duly authorised can
be admitted to visit patients.
OLD MAN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.
John Wright, President ; John Hen-
derson of Park, William Stirling of Keir,
Andrew Galbraith, and A. M'Kenzie
Kirkland, Vice-Presidents ; William Mor-
gan, 32 George Square, Treasurer; Wm.
G. Mitchell, 6 Windsor Terrace, Secre-
tary ; Dr. J, G. Fleming, 190 West
George Street, Dr. P.. D. Tannahill, 154
Sauchiehall Street, Surgeons ; James
Fleming, Superintendent of Asylum.
Honorary Members — Deacon Convener
of the Trades' House, Visitor of the In-
corporation of Maltmen, Deacon of the
Incorporation of Weavers.
Committee — Messrs. James Murray,
Robert Hill, William Fleming, William
Colvin, Thomas Thomson, Adam Pater-
son, Chas. Watson, John Bruce Murray,
Matthew Fairley, John Innes Wright,
W. W. Watson, George Stevenson, Wm.
Gourlie, John M'Ewen, James Hannan,
Mr. Anderson, John Smith, Alexander
Fleming, Archibald Glen, Andrew
M'Lean.
GLASGOW ASYLUM FOR
BLIND.
THE
The Hon. Andrew Orr, Lord Provost,
President ; His Grace the Duke of Mon-
trose, His Grace the Duke of Argyll,
The Earl of Eglinton, Lord Belhaven
and Stenton, Lord Blantyre, Alexander
Hastie, Esq., M.P., and Sir James Ander-
son, M.P., Honorary Vice-Presidents.
Directors. — David Smith and Andrew
Johnstone, from the Directors of the
Royal Infirmary ; Rev. Principal Mac-
farlan, from the College of Glasgow ;
William Whyte, from the Town Council ;
James Baird, Dean of Guild, and James
Hannan, from the Merchants' House ;
James Craig, Deacon Convener, and Geo.
Smith, from the Trades' House; Dr. Craw-
ford, from the Faculty of Physicians ;
Rev. Dr. Craik, from the Ministers of
Glasgow.
ELECTED BY THE MEETING.
John Smith, Charles M'Kenzie, W. C-
Alston, John Blackie, jun., William
Patrick, Robert Galbraith, James A.
Campbell, William M'Lean, juri., and
William Brodie ; David Yule, Treasurer ;
Robert Jameson, Secretary ; David Gib-
sou, M.D., Surgeon ; Miss M 'Arthur,
Matron; Robert Thomson, Superinten-
dent; Rev. Mr. M'Conochie, Teacher.
GLASGOW EYE INFIRMARY.
76 Charlotte St. and 95 Greendyke St.
Very Rev. Principal Macfarlan, Presi-
dent ; John Crum, Treasurer ; James
Monteath and George Black, Secretaries ;
William Mackenzie, M.D., and Andrew
Anderson, M.D., Surgeons ; Harry Rainy,
Consulting Surgeon ; William Brown,
M.D., Assistant-Surgeon; Daniel Munro,
House Steward and Collector of Subscrip-
tions ; Mrs. Munro, Housekeeper.
Directors. — Morris Pollok, John Jamie-
son, Robert Ker, J. D. Bryce, James Dale,
William Murray, A. D. Anderson, M.D.,
Charles Risk, John King, Rev. Dr. Gillan,
Hugh Tennent, Walter Paterson.
Visitors. — G. L. Walker, William Kerr,
Peter Kelso, David Anderson, Samuel
Wilson, James Crum, John P. Fleming,
Thomas Maxwell, Rev. C. P. Miles,
John Crum, James Gray, John Kerr,
jun.
GLASGOW MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
Brougham Place, Hope Street.
Honorary Patronesses. — Her Grace the
Duchess of Argyll ; Her Grace the Duchess
of Hamilton.
Patronesses. — The Right Hon. Lady
Blantyre, Erskine House ; the Right Hon.
Lady Douglas, Bothwell Castle ; the Hon.
Lady Isabella Gordon, of Aikenhead
the Hon. Lady Octavia Shaw Stewart,
Ardgowan House ; the Hon. Lady Dal-
rymple Ferguson, Kilkerran ; the Hon.
Lady Maxwell, Calderwood Castle ; Mrs.
Campbell, Blythswood House; Mrs. Col-
quhoun, Killermont ; Mrs. Smollett,
Cameron House ; Mrs. Spiers, Elderslie
House ; Mrs. Sprott, Garnkirk House.
Extraordinary Directors. — Rev. James
Barr, D.D., St. Enoch's ; Rev. James
Craik, D.D., St. George's; David King,
LL.D., Greyfriars'; Rev. Norman M'Leod,; 1
Barony ; Rev. John Muir, D.D., S1»
James's ; and Rev. G. Strutters, D.D.S
Anderston.