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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
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GLASGOW SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION
OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Patron, the Right Hon. the Earl of Glasgow;
general committee, the Hon. the Lord Provost (chair-
man), Prof. Veitch, and Jas. Cleland Burns (deputy-
chairmen), Sir James Watson, Sir Peter Coats, L.
Leisler, Esq., P. Clouston, Esq., J. Wilkie, Esq., J.
Ure, Esq., J. Brown, Esq., J. C. Wakefield, Esq., H.
Baird, Esq., Rev. D. Brown, Rev. And. Leiper, Alex.
Crum, Esq., Thomas Hill, Esq.; ladies' committee,
Mrs. J. Napier, Misses Jeffrey, Mrs. Coats, Mrs.
Ramsay, Mrs. J. Matheson, Mrs. Dick, Miss Boyd,
Mrs. G. Matheson, Mrs. Paton, Mrs. Chas. Wat-
son, Mrs. Bums, Miss Parker, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Ly-
sons, Miss C. C. Clark ; convener, Miss Jeffrey,
Meletia Lodge, Helenshurgh; sub-convener, Mrs.
Lysons, Hope Villa, Lenzie ; acting committee, Pro-
fessor M'Kendrick, C. H. Alston, Esq., Rev. George
S. Burns, D.D., J. Alexander Campbell, Esq., J.
C. Burns, Esq., J. Couper, Esq., James S. Hig-
ginbotham, Esq., T. D. Findlay, Esq., Sir William
Thomson, J. Dunlop, Esq., Lieut.-Col. Bannatyne,
J. M. Martin, Professor Veitch, John Y. King,
Col. Buchanan, Colin D. Donald, jun., Esq., Alex.
M'Grigor, Esq.; secretaries, J. Grahame, Esq., 12 St.
Vincent Place, and Major Lysons, Hope Villa, Len-
zie; treasurer, Lieut- Colonel D. Matheson, C.B., 142
West George Street; Professor Macqueen, veterinary
surgeon to Society, The Veterinary College, Buccleuch
St., Glasgow; chief inspector, Frederick White, 37
Bath Street ; and five assistants.
Office of the society, 37 Bath Street. Hours,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CITY OF GLASGOW NATIVE BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION.
Its object is to afford assistance to natives, and
widows and families of natives, of the city of Glas-
gow, who from reverses of fortune, or otherwise, have
been reduced to necessitous circumstances. A pay-
ment of £5 5s., either in one sum at entry or by five
successive yearly instalments of £1 Is., constitutes
membership. President, J. B. Mirrlees, Redlands,
Billhead; treasurer, J. E. Watson, 149 Hope Street;
secretary, James B. Kidston, 50 West Regent Street.
SAMARITAN SOCIETY— WESTERN
INFIRMARY.
President, Mrs. Ronaldson ; vice-presidents, Mrs.
Caird, Mrs. E. Caird, Mrs. G. Macleod ; superinten-
dent, Miss Berry; treasurer, Mrs. Dickson, the Uni-
versity; secretary, Mrs. Mackay, 34 Elmbank Cres.
This society, among other objects, provides clothing
and surgical appliances for necessitous patients leaving
the infirmary, gives temporary help to their families,
seeks to obtain employment for the cured, and sends
convalescents to Lenzie and the Sea-side Homes.
GLASGOW NORTH QUARTER FUNERAL
SOCIETY.
The above Society meet in the school-room, 13
Balmano Street, on the first Saturdays of March,
June, September, and December at 6 o'clock p.m.,
when members may be enrolled. James Deuchar, 75
Hospital Street, s.s., officer; applications for funeral
money to be made to William Thomson, 137 North
Duudas Street, clerk.
GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY DORCAS
SOCIETY.
President, Lady Campbell of Garscubc ; secretary,
Mrs. Campbell Douglas, 266 St. Vincent Street;
honorary secretary, Robert Gourlay, Bank of Scot-
land ; honorary treasurer, John E. Watson, C.A.,
149 Hope Street.
Object : to supply with warm and sufficient cloth-
ing indigent patients who are so far restored to
health as to be able to leave the hospital and return
to their own homes. In certain exceptional cases the
Society also provides or helps to supply artificial
limbs and other surgical appliances, the expense of
which places them beyond the reach of the very poor.
GLASGOW AND WEST OF SCOTLAND
COMMERCIAL FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
Office — 80 Renfield Street.
James M'Fadzean, Kingston Biscuit Factory, Glas-
gow, president ; George Silcox, (Alex. Bryce & Co.),
vice-president ; John Broom, J. D. Campbell, John
Dow, Alex. Fraser, Peter French, P. R. Graham, J.
W. Johnstone, Samuel Johnstone, George Lawrie, F.
Middleton, John Spence, Robert Stewart, committee
of management ; John Pirie, M.D., 83 Jamaica Street
and 26 Elmbank Crescent, surgeon; William Hart,
jun. chartered accountant, 80 Renfield Street, manager.
This society is established to provide, at moderate
rates of premium, for the relief of members during
sickness or other infirmity, and for a sum to be paid
at death. The benefits are, 20s. per week during
sickness and £10 at death. Copies of rules and
form of application may be had from the manager or
any of the office bearers.
INCORPORATION OF HAMMERMEN.
Deacon, Wm. Boyd, Blythswood Foundry, North.
St. ; collector, John Phillips, 17 Anderston Quay ;
late deacon, James C. MacEwan, Phoenix Ironworks;
late collector, Wm. Wilson, 42 Glassford St. ; master
court, J. Broadfoot, A. M'Onie, David Kinghorn,
David C. Glen, George M. Blair, Jas. Jenkins, A.
Steven, Jas. Gilchrist, Hugh Muir, John Thomson,
Alex. Davie, Hazelton R. Robson ; clerk, A. Craig
Paterson, LL.B., 45 West George Street.
BLACK'S BEQUEST FOR DOMESTIC
SERVANTS.
Founded by Dr. James Black, sometime surgeon in
Jamaica, afterwards residing in Glasgow, and who
died in 1834. The funds are to be given to faithful
domestic servants settled in Glasgow or neighbour-
hood, who have been ten years or upwards in one
situation. Amount, £2 10s. per annum. There are
about 200 pensioners. Factors, Mitchells, Cowan, &
Johnston, 160 West George Street.
OLD MAN'S FRIEND SOCIETY AND AGED
WOMEN'S HOME.
President, Andrew Galbraith, Esq.; vice-presidents,
Sir Jas. Watson, Jas. Hannan, Esq., J. M. Hill, Esq.;
secretary, Hugh Brown, Esq., 9 Clairmont Gardens ;
treasurer, Wm. M'Ewen, Esq., 17 St. Vincent Lane;,
superintendent of asylum, Archd. Findlay; matron,
Mrs. Rome; medical officer, Dr. R. D. Tannahill,
physician.