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CHARITABLE AND FKIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
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WEST OF SCOTLAND CONVALESCENT
SEASIDE HOMES, DUNOON.
This Institution is designed for the necessitous and
deserving of the industrial classes who have been in
illness, in order to give them the benefit of the restora-
tive influences of a short residence at the seaside, du-
ring the period of convalescence. Since the Homes were
opened seven years ago, 8296 patients have been quite
restored to health. There is accommodation for 150
persons ; and, added to a generous diet, there is afforded
the benefit of the best medical advice and medicines,
as also the use of superior hot and cold water baths.
The Board of Management earnestly appeal for annual
subscriptions and donations, these being the only
source of revenue. It may be well to mention that
each donor of £10, or annual subscriber of £1, is
entitled to recommend one person annually for admis-
sion to the Homes.
Board of Management. — Promoter, Miss Beatrice
Clugston, of Glasgow ; president, Sir Peter Coats, of
Woodside, Paisley; vice-presidents,William Maitland,
Esq.; Lieut.-Colonel Holms, M.P.; honorary treasurer,
Eobert Murdoch, Esq., banker, 24 Virginia Street ; i
honorary secretary, William Maclean, Esq., writer, '
157 St. Vincent Street; medical officer in Glasgow,
Eobert Perry, Esq., M.D., 252 Buchanan Street;
consulting surgeon to the Homes, John Eeid, Esq.,
R.N., Ferry Brae, Dunoon ; secretary and collector,
Mr. Robert HiUhouse, 68 Bath Street, Glasgow.
GLASGOW ANGUS AND MEARNS
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Its object is to afford temporary relief to natives
and widows of natives and their families who have
fallen into distress.
It has two scholarships at Glasgow University,
vn'ue £15 a year, tenable for four years, for the arts
cl<nss3S, open to natives and sons of natives.
A contribution of £3 3s, constitutes membership,
payable either at entry or in three annual instalments
of £1 Is.
The Eight Hon. the Earl of Dalhousie, patron ;
D. Gray, president; D. Tullis, vice-president ; James
Irons, 49 Virginia Street, treasurer ; Stuart Spence,
49 Virginia Street, secretary.
GLASGOW SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.
The Hon. James Bain, Lord Provost,hon. president ;
the Magistrates, hon. directors; James Robertson, 22
Renfic'ld Street, hon. treasurer ; T. Haig, 14 Robert-
son Street, and J. S. Hatfield, 97 Buchanan Street,
hoD. secretaries. Chapel, 9 Brown Street. The Rev.
J. il. Campbell, chaplain; Henry Burt, missionary;
William M'Lagan, church officer and librarian; V/m.
Crawford, 11 West Nile Street, collector. Seamen's
Institute, Beading Room, and Depositary for British
and Foreign Scriptures, 146 Broomielaw. Mission
Station at Mavisbank.
Divine Service on Sabbaths, at 11, 2, and 6.30
o'clock. Divine Service on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings, at 8 o'clock.
The above society, instituted to promote the tem-
poral and spiritual interests of seamen, supports a
chaplain and missionary, educates seamen's orphan
children, supplies libraries to ships, and offers the
advantages of the Seamen's Institute free to sailors,
is entirely supported hj voluntary contributions. Lega-
cies, donations, and subscriptions earnestly solicited.
ASYLUM FOE THE BLIND.
102 TO 108 Castle Street.
For the relief of Indigent and Industrious Blind.
President, the Hon. James Bain, Lord Provost.
Honorary Vice-presidents, the Duke of Argyll,
Lord Blantyre, C. Cameron, LL.D., M.P., G. Ander-
son, Esq., M.P., A. Whitelaw, Esq., M.P.
Directors from the Eoyal Infirmary — Rev. David
Millar, William Galbraith, and George Gibson.
From the University of Glasgow, Prof. Ed. Caird.
From the Town Council, J. Taylor, jun.
From the Merchants' House, J. I. Wright and Jas.
Miller.
From the Trades' House, Arch. Gilchrist, Deacon-
convener, and P. Ferguson.
From the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr.
Thomas Eeid.
From the Ministers of Glasgow, Eev. Dr. G. S.
Burns.
The following from the Contributors: — Bailie Craig,
Bailie Collins, J. King, J. A. Campbell, LL.D., W.
M'Adam, W. Morrison, J. Allan, E. Lochore (tertius),
and Thomas Watson.
Treasurer, W. Brown, 45 Dunlop Street.
Secretary, R. Jameson, 149 St. Vincent Street.
Surgeon, Dr. Lapraik; teacher, Miss Neil; matron,
Miss Rankine ; superintendent, J. Brown.
Meetings of the directors will be held on the second
Tuesday of each month.
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION.
(Incorporated by Eoyal Charter.)
GLASGOW BRANCH.
R. Dalglish, J. Ramsay, M.P., Sir J. Campbell, P.
Clouston, W. Euing, L. Potter, W. Stirling, jun.,
D. M'Cowan, J. I. Wright, A. Crum Ewing, J.
Burns, C. Smith, R. F. Alston, A. Orr Ewing, M.P.,
G. Lumsden, D. Macbrayne, J. C. Burns, local com-
mittee ; R. H. Robertson, honorary secretary ; Captain
A. Small, hon. treasurer; Clydesdale Bank, bankers.
GLASGOW EAGLESHAM FRIENDLY AND
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
President, John Fulton, Esq., Rose Street, Garnet-
hill; vice-president, James Restrick, Duke Street;
treasurer, Alex. Turnbull, 10 Albert Drive, Crossbill ;
secretary, Robert Warnock, 5 Cumberland Street,
South Side.
The object of the association is the clothing and
educating of the poorer children, and relief of the
deserving native poor of the parish of Eaglesham.
GLASGOW NORTH BRITON'S FRIENDLY
SOCIETY.
This Society has for its object the relief of its
Members who may be incapable of attending to busi-
ness through sickness &c., and for securing at death
a payment for Funeral Expenses. The Sick Allow-
ance after one year's probation is 10s. weekly for
thirteen weeks, 7s. 6d. for thirteen weeks, 6s. for
thirteen weeks, and 3s. weekly while the indisposi- ,
tion continues, and Ten Pounds for funeral expenses.
Archibald Cunningham, 9 Grafton Street, president;
Nell Macnish 149 North Dundas Street, treasurer; E.
T. Macfarlan, writer, 13 St. Vincent Pljiee, secretary.
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