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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
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ASSOCIATION FOR ORGANISING
CHARITABLE RELIEF AND REPRESSING
MENDICITY.
Office — G8 Bath Street.
His Grace the Duke of Argyll, patron ; the Right
Hon. the Earl of Glasgow, president; James Clcland
Burns, Esq., chairman ; Alex. A. Fergusson, Esq.,
Robert Gow, Esq., J. Carfrac Alston, Esq., vice-chair-
men ; Robert Gourlay, Esq., treasurer; J. T. Strang,
secretary.
The general objects of this association are to in-
vestigate thoroughly the cases of all poor persons in
the city who may be brought under its notice, with a
view to forwarding them to the proper quarter for
relief; to bring existing charities into co-operation
with one another and with the Poor-law authorities ;
to repress mendicity ; and by these agencies, and the
granting of loans in necessitous cases, to improve the
condition of the poor.
In connection with this society a ladies' auxiliary
has been established for the purpose of aiding the
society by personal visitation of the poor, and also by
providing temporary employment in the way of sew-
ing for poor women, who have been proved to be
deserving and necessitous. Work-Room, 65 Stirling
Street, Cowcaddens; Sale-Shop, 318 New City Rd.,
where useful articles may be had at very moderate
prices.
GLASGOW HUMANE SOCIETY.
Office-bearers — President (ex officio), the Lord
Provost ; vice-president, Peter Stewart ; secretary,
Dr. R. D. Tannahill, 2 Cathedral Street ; treasurer,
R. R. Stephen, Esq. ; directors, the president, treasurer,
and visitors of the Faculty of Physicians and Sur-
geons ex officiis ; Messrs. Peter Stewart, Thomas
Frame, G. Munsie, J. Knox, H. Lamberton, James S.
Hamilton, Thomas A. Mathieson, Alex. Harvey, Win.
Wilson, and Forest Frew ; officer, George Geddes.
The society was instituted in 1790 for the purpose
of giving encouragement to efforts for rescuing persons
from drowning on the Clyde. An officer is kept per-
manently stationed at the society's house in the Green,
provided with proper apparatus for saving life and
resuscitation. The society gives rewards in money,
and occasionally awards their medal, to persons who
have particularly distinguished themselves by their
efforts in saving human life.
THE GLASGOW NORTHERN HIGHLAND
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Sir Kenneth S. Mackenzie, of Gairloch, Bart., and
R. C. Munro Ferguson, Esq., of Novar, M.P., patrons ;
Donald M'Phee, preses ; Jas. Miller, vice-preses ; Jas.
Miller, John M'Leod, J. Pirie, M.D.,Wm. C. Coghill,
Rev. A. Urquhart, George M'Donald, D. M'Phee,
Rev. Evan Gordon, Alex. M'Lennan, A. F. M'Bean,
Thos. Ross, and Alex. Mathieson, directors; Alex.
M'Lennan, 10 Prince's Square, treasurer ; Martin
Mackay, writer, 89 West Regent Street, secretary.
The principal object of this society is to afford
relief to necessitous persons who are natives, widows
of natives, or descendants of natives of the counties of
Inverness, Ross, Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness, or
Nairn, residing in Glasgow or neighbourhood; or, to
the natives of these counties travelling through the
city, who may suddenly or unexpectedly fall into
distress.
GLASGOW AYRSHIRE SOCIETY.
Instituted 1761.
R. W. Cochran-Patrick, Esq., M.P., president;
John Knox, jun., vice-president; J. Anderson, 179
West George Street, treasurer; J. Graham Girvan,
186 West George St., secretary.
This is a charitable society — I. For the relief of
persons in reduced or destitute circumstances, but
not receiving parochial relief, in the order of prece-
dence following : — (1) Members of the society; (2)
the widows, sisters, brothers, or descendants of
members; (3) natives of Ayrshire resident in Glasgow.
II. For the education of children resident in Glasgow,
of existing or deceased members, or of children them-
selves natives or children of natives of Ayrshire ; and
III. For assisting by bursaries young men wishing
to pursue their studies in the University of Glasgow,
who are either descendants of members, or natives
of Ayrshire, or sons of natives resident in Glasgow.
All persons may become members who are natives
of Ayrshire, or have an interest in the county by
property, business, or residence, or are connected
by marriage or relationship with members, or with
persons qualified to be members. Entry money,
£3 3s., and no further payment is required.
PERTHSHIRE CHARITABLE.
The principal object of this society, the qualifica-
tion for membership of which consists of a small sum
of entry-money, is to afford relief to persons in indi-
gent circumstances, natives, or widows of natives of
Perthshire, and their children resident in Glasgow
and the neighbourhood, or passing through the city,
unexpectedly falling into distress.
His Grace the Duke of Montrose, patron ; Hugh
Kennedy, president ; Geo. Ogilvie, late president ;
James C. Burns, David Edward, Jas. Blair, Sheriff
Balfour, Jas. Dewar, Thos. Gray, John Wordie,Robt.
Taylor, Wm. Wilson, Rev. Professor James Robert-
son, D.D., James Menzies, and John Thomson,
directors; Geo. Gray, writer, 72 Hutcheson Street,
secretary and treasurer.
THE GRAHAM FREE SCHOOL.
The late Mrs. Janet Graham, or Lindsay, left a
fund to be applied among other purposes for the
education of the children of deserving parents, bear-
ing the names of Graham, "Norrie, " or " N orris. "
Children bearing these names, if otherwise suitable,
may be admitted to the benefit of the Trust on ap-
plication to A. M. Lindsay, writer, 87 We3t Regent
St., Glasgow, factor for the trust.
EAST PARK HOME FOR INFIRM CHILDREN.
340 Gairbraid Street, Maryhill Road.
President, James A. Campbell, Esq., M.P., LL.D. ;
gentlemen's committee, Robert T. Middleton, M.P.,
Thos. Wharrie, E. Collins, John M'Clure, William
Mitchell, Hugh Brown, M. Fairley, J. N. Cuthbertson,
John Pirrie, John Gumprecht, Wm. Wilson; joint
conveners, Wm. Mitchell and E. Collins ; hon. treasurer,
Wm. Mitchell, 134 Wellington St.; medical adviser,
Dr. R. W. Bruce, 306 St. George's Road; lady-
superintendent, Miss Bowser, East Park Home ; hon.
secretary, W. Grant Paton, 136 Wellington Street.