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MUSICAL INSTITUTIONS.
GLASGOW PUBLIC DISPENSARY.
54 Ddndas Street,
Medical Officers. — Consulting surgeon, Dr. And.
Buchanan; consulting physician, Dr. J. B. Cowan.
Diseases of the throat and chest, Dr. D. Maclean.
Diseases of the kidney and urinary organs, Dr. C.
Black. Diseases of -women and children. Dr. A.
Wallace. Diseases of the ear and skin, Dr. A. D.
Stewart. Surgical diseases, Dr. J. A. Lothian.
Secretary and Treasurer, Robert Meldrum, writer,
198 St. Vincent Street.
The Glasgow Public Dispensary was established
for the purpose of giving gratuitous medical advice to
persons in necessitous circumstances, not receiving
parochial relief, and is conducted by various medical
officers, each giving advice in a special department
of disease to which he has devoted himself.
Opportunities are afforded to students to study
special diseases under the medical staff, who conduct
cliniques twice weekly. Patients unable to come to
the dispensary are visited at their own houses by
students under the supervision of the medical officers.
The dispensary i3 supported by voluntary contribu-
tions, but advice being gratuitous, it is expected that
those who are able will pay for medicine supplied.
GLASGOW OPHTHALMIC INSTITUTION
FOR DISEASES AND INJURIES OF THE EYE.
126 West Regent Street.
Every subscriber of £1 Is., annually, and donor of
£b in one sum towards the maintenance, shall have
the privilege of recommending three patients yearly,
with three additional recommendations for every
additional subscription of £1 Is., or donation of £5.
The number of new patients admitted to the bene-
fits of the Institution last year was 3683 ; of these
3319 were treated as out-door patients, while 864
were admitted into the house for important operations.
Patron, the Right Honourable the Earl of Stair;
directors, the Hon. William Collins, Lord Provost of
Glasgow, Bailie Ure, R. Balloch, Esq., D. M'Cowan,
Esq., Js. Clark, Esq., William Clark, Esq., William
MacLean, Esq., J. Miller, Esq., Sir P. Coats, J. C.
Wakefield, Esq., A. G. MacDonald, Esq., William
Graham, Esq., Jas. A. Campbell, Esq., LL.D., Jas.
Hamilton, Esq., Sir J. Watson, James White, Esq.,
J. Salmon, Esq., Arch. Arrol, Esq., Rev. M. Dods,
D.D. Medical Officers — Consulting physician, S. J.
Moore, Esq., M.D.; acting-surgeon, J. R. Wolfe,
Esq., M.D., F.R.C.S.E.; acting physician, J. S.
Gumming, Esq., M.D.; assistant-surgeons, William
Pickering, Esq., M.B. and CM., and Mr.N. Cluckie;
dispensary assistants, Messrs. F. C. Pollock, W.
Violette, and J. M'Call. Hon. treasurer, J. Clark,
Esq., National Bank, 8 Union Street. Secretary, H.
Johnston, Esq., 11 Bothwell Street.
The Institution is open to out-door patients daily,,
between the hours of 1 and 3 p.m. Cases of acci-
dent admitted at any hour. Operations performed
on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A course of Lectures-
and Clinical Instruction for Medical Students is given
during the summer and winter sessions.
GLASGOW VETERINARY COLLEGE.
Founded 1861, and Incorporated under Royal Sign
Manual, with the Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons.
Patrons — His Grace the Duke of Argyll, His Grace
the Duke of Hamilton, the Hon. the Lord Provost
and Magistrates of the city of Glasgow, the professors
of the University of Glasgow, the Highland and
Agricultural Society of Scotland, &c., &c. Prin-
cipal, Professor M'Call.
Professors — Veterinary Medicine and Surgery,
Jas. M'Call, F.R.C.V.S. ; veterinary materia medicaj
James M'Queen, M.R.C.V.S. ; veterinary anatomy,
J. M'Queen, M.R.C.V.S.; chemistry, S. Cooke, F.C.S.;
physiology, David N. Knox, M.A., M.B.; botany,
Stephen Cooke, F.C.S.; hospital practice and general
clinical instruction, James M'Call, F.R.C.V.S.; And.
M'Queen, 85 Buccleuch St., secretary to the College.
GLASGOW MATERNITY OR LYING-IN
HOSPITAL.
Head of North Portland Street.
Medical Officers. — Dr. J. G. Wilson, professor of
Midwifery in Anderson's College, consulting physi-
cian; Dr. G. Buchanan, Professor of Clinical Surgery
in Glasgow University, consulting surgeon ; Dr. Hugh
Miller and Dr. Samuel Sloan, ptysicians-accoucheur;
Dr. J. W. Anderson and Dr. W. J. Brock, assistant
physicians-accoucheur ; Dr. M. Black, house-surgeon ;
Dr. J. Dunlop, Dr. James Moir, Dr. T. F, Gilmour,
Dr. Wm. Muir, and Dr. A. Sloan, out-door accou-
cheurs; Mrs. , matron; James Reid, hen.
treasurer; Adam Sutherland, cashier; A. Forbes,
secretary ; W. Beattie, collector.
The number of women who derived the benefit of
this institution during the past year was 1188.
Life subscribers of ^£5 5s., or annual subscribers
of lOs. 6d., are entitled to recommend each one
patient annually for admission to the hospital.
MUSICAL INSTITUTIONS.
GLASGOW CATHOLIC CHORAL SOCIETY.
Instituted 1877.
Third season, 1879-80.
Patrons, His Grace Dr. Eyre, Archbishop of Glas-
gow ; Rev. Alex. Munro, D.D. ; Rev. D. Carmichael ;
Rev. C. Wood, O.S.F.; Rev. A. Devine, C.S.S.P. ;
Eev. T. Ken-; Rev. D. Conway; Rev. J.M'Intosh;
Rev. P. Evers; Charles Tennant, Esq., M.P. ; R.
Monteith, Esq., Carstairs ; Jos. Shaughnessy, Esq.;
J. ^M'Lachlan, Esq. ; James Brand, Esq.
The objects of the Society are twofold, viz.: — 1st.,
The cultivation of a taste for, and the promotion of
a knowledge of, high class music amongst the Catho-
lics of Glasgow. 2nd., The aiding of the various
public charitable institutions in our midst, by the
proceeds of the concerts which the Society may give
Since its formation the Society has given over ^£100
in charity to various local institutions.
Hon. Conductor, Mr. J. M'Ardle, 495 Springburn
road, Glasgow; hon. secretary, Mr John B. Brown,
186 New City road, Glasgow, from whom all infor-
mation regarding the terms of membership, &c., may
be obtained.