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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
THE GLASGOW CELTIC SOCIETY.
Patrons — His Grace the Duke of Hamilton, His
Grace the Duke of Argyll, His Grace the Duke of
Athole, His Grace the Duke of Montrose, His Grace
the Duke of Sutherland, the Earl of Seafield, the
Earl of Perth, Lord Strathallan, Sir M. R. S. Stewart,
Bart. ; the Hon. Captain Drummond ; C. Macpherson,
A. D. Mackintesh, Esq., of Mackintosh, &c. Chief,
Lord Lovat; pres., John Campbell, Esq., of Kilberry ;
vice-president, D. Smith, Esq. ; hon. treas., J. Elder,
151 Hope Street; hon. secretary, C. M. Williamson,
194 West George St.
The objects of the society are — (1) the preserva-
tion of the language, literature, music, poetry, dress,
antiquities, and athletic games of the Highlanders of
Scotland ; (2) to found bursaries, or make annual or
other grants of money in aid of diligent or distin-
guished students, natives or sons of natives of the
Highlands of Scotland ; and (3) the affording tempo-
rary aid to deserving and destitute persons from the
Highlands in Glasgow.
THE SOCIETY OF DEACONS AND FREE
PRESES.
This society was instituted in 1780. Its ohject is
to afford pecuniary aid to such of its members or their
widows as may be in destitute circumstances. Any
person who has been a deacon of one of the incorpora-
tions f the city, or a preses of a charitable society,
or who may be approved of by the directors, is quali-
fied for membership. The entry money is £2 2s.,
with an addition of 2s. per annum for each year the
applicant is over thirty years of age, and no other
charge is made thereafter.
Preses, Joseph Halbert, 74 London Street; clerk,
John Hurll, jun., writer, 121 West Regent Street.
WEAVERS' SOCIETY OF ANDERSTON.
James Lyon, preses ; H. F. Smyth, treasurer ;
J. M. Taylor, writer, 180 St. Vincent St., secretary.
The object of this Society is to afford charitable aid
to such of its memhers and their widows as may be
reduced to destitute circumstances. The fee or entry
money, payable by a son or son-in-law of a member,
or by an apprentice indentured to a member (a weaver
by trade), is £2 2s., and the entrance fee payable by
all others is £1 7s., with the addition of 2s. per
annum in the case of sons, sons-in-law, and appren-
tices, and of 7s. per annum in the case of all others,
for every year the applicant exceeds 30 years of age
at the date of his admission. Members must not be
under the age of 14 when admitted, nor above the
age of 45, and must be resident in the district
formerly known as the burgh of Anderston, or neigh-
bourhood thereof.
THE BALMANNO BEQUEST.
Founded by the late Miss Balmanno, in 1856, for
providing annuities of £20 each, to unoBarried ladies,
natives of Glasgow, not under 40 years of age, who
have been brought up in the prospect of independence,
and accustomed to superior society, but •who from
adversity may have fallen into reduced circumstances
There are at present seven annuitants.
Factor, J, Roxburgh Strong, C.A,, 110 West
George St.
MAXWELL AND HUTCHESON CHARITABLE
TRUST.
Founded in 1877, under the Will of Miss Ann
Maxwell Graham of Williamwood, for the benefit of
necessitous persons, chiefly gentlefolk, of the name
of Maxwell or Hutcheson, and husbands or wives of^
or descendants of, these names, and for education of
their children. The Trustees in Glasgow are : — A.
Robertson, banker, Laurence Robertson, C.A., Hugh
Brown, merchant, James Graham, writer, R. Hope
Robertson, C.A., John H. N. Graham, merchant, and
Graham Hutchison, of Balmaghie, Castle Douglas ;
treasurer, R. H. Robertson, C.A., 58 St. Vincent St.,
Glasgow; secretary, Jas. Graham, 198 West George
Street, Glasgow.
NIGHT ASYLUM FOR THE HOUSELESS, AND
HOUSE OF INDUSTRY FOR INDIGENT
FEMALES.
71 NoKTH Frederick Street.
J. Campbell, president; the Hon. James King, Lord
Provost, John Ure, and John Brown, jun., vice-
presidents; Bailie T. Watson, treasurer; R. Brodie,
secretary; Dr. James R. Buchanan, surgeon; J.
M'Whirter, superintendent; 36 directors.
House of Industry — Miss Falconer, matron.
THE DORCAS SOCIETY FOR THE CITY OF
GLASGOW, BELVIDERE, KNIGHTSWOOD,
AND GOV AN COMBINATION FEVER AND
SMALL POX HOSPITALS.
Pres., Mrs. W. Gray, Nunraw Castle, Haddington;
secretary, Miss Telford, 9 Clydeview, Partick; trea-
surer, Mrs. Napier, Woodlee, Windsor Circus.
The aim of the Society is to provide warm clothing
for the poor fever patients when about to be dis-
missed from the comforts of the hospitals to their own
homes. In too many cases their original clothing is
scanty and utterly insufficient to protect even a
vigorous person from the cold. But for the aid of
the society they would, when divested of the warm
suits provided for use within the hospital, be sent
out in tattered garments, as well as with enfeebled
bodies, almost certainly to the permanent injury of
their health. The utmost care is taken that the
articles are given to the needy and deserving only.
There is no convalescent home for poor fever patients.
THE GLASGOW ANTRIM AND DOWN
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.
135 London Street.
The objects of the Association are to cultivate and
maintain a friendly intercourse between the natives
of Antrim and Down residing in Glasgow and its
neighbourhood, and to raise a fund for the purpose of
affording temporary relief to any of them who, from
sickness or any other emergency, may stand in need
of charitable assistaoce.
Patrons, Lord Trevor, London; Lord Ai-thur W.
Hill, M.P., Down; William Ewart, Esq., M.P., Bel-
fast; A. J. Larke, Esq., Glasgow; Henry R. Tag-
gart, Esq., Glasgow; hon. president, Henry R. Tag-
gart, Esq., Glasgow ; president, Ales. Robertson, Esq.,
74 Crown Street, Glasgow; vice-president, Hugh
Arnold, Esq., Movilla House, Partick; treasurer,
Robert M'Ewen, Esq., 124 North John Street, Glas-
gow ; secretary, Mr. James Barnett, 339 Crown St.,
Glasgow.