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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
RAILWAY BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION, FOR
THE RELIEF OF RAILWAY OFFICERS AND
SERVANTS, THEIR ORPHANS, WIDOWS,
AND CHILDREN, WHEN IN DISTRESSED
CIRCUMSTAjSTCES.
Instituted May, 1858.
The Scottish Branch is under the special patronage
of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, and in
December, 1884, Her Majesty sent a donation of
Fifty Pounds to the fund in Scotland. Scotch branch
•office, St. Enoch Station, Glasgovr. Committee of man-
agement in Scotland — Chairman, W. J. Wainwright,
Esq., Glasgow & South-Western Railway; Archd.
Gibson, Esq., Caledonian Railway, Geo. K. Ellis, Esq.,
Highland Railway, Geo. Cunningham, Esq., North
British Railway, Irvine Kempt, Esq., Caledonian Rail-
tray, John Mathiesou, Esq., Glasgow & South- Western
Railway, William Moflfatt, Esq., Great North of Scot-
land Railway, John Morton, Esq., Glasgow & South-
Western Railway, D. M'Dougall, Esq., North British
Railway, Jas. M'Laren, Esq., North British Railway,
Thomas Robertson, Esq., Highland Railway, J. S,
Stuart, Esq., Great North of Scotland Railway, James
Thompson, Esq., Caledonian Railway, John Walker,
Esq., North British Railway; bankers. National Bank
of Scotland (St. Enoch Square branch).
This institution aflfords a channel for those who
sympathize with railway servants through which to
help them in the time of need, and the extent of its
sphere of usefulness depends in a great measure upon
public support. It has been established to provide
for the necessitous members, orphans, children, and
widows of the railway officers and servants in the
United Kingdom. Its object is to clothe, maintain,
and educate orphan children, and to grant relief by
annuities and money allowances to members who,
from old age, disease, or accident, may be unable any
longer to obtain a livelihood, and to the widows of
those who may be left in distressed circumstances.
Railway officers subscribe 10s. 6d. per annmii, rail-
way servants 8s. per annum, to constitute them mem-
bers, or they may subscribe 2s. per annum to the
orphanage only. One moiety of the funds contributed
by the public is apportioned between an officers' de-
partment and a servants' department in proportion to
the amount the members severally subscribe ; the other
moiety of the donations is applicable to a special ben-
evolent fund for relieving distress amongst officers or
servants, whether members of the institution or not,
and the widows and orphans of men killed in the per-
formance of their duty. The sum set apart for the
orphans of officers is appropriated to their mainten-
ance and education in private establishments selected
by their friends and approved by the board of man-
agement. Should the funds be insufficient to provide
pensions or school benefits for all qualified apphcants,
there is an election by ballot, and the election of an-
nuitants and orphans is vested in the subscribers, who
have also the privilege of recommending cases for gra-
tuities out of the special benevolent funk. In dispens-
ing relief the rules of the institution provide that "the
most necessitous must at all times be first relieved."
Donations and subscriptions. — A donation of £105
in one sum, or in payments of not less than £10 10s.
each, constitutes the donor a patron or patroness for
life, with the privilege of fifteen votes. A donation of
£52 10s. in one sum, or in payments of not less than
£10 10s. each, constitutes the donor a vice-president
for life, with the privilege of six votes. A donation of
£10 10s. constitutes the donor a life subscriber, with
the privilege of one vote. A yearly payment of £1 Is.
(or in quarterly or half-yearly instalments) constitutes
a subscriber, with the privilege of two votes. An an-
nual subscription of 10s. 6d. constitutes a subscriber,
with one vote. Any three donors or subscribers may
also recommend applicants qualified for relief from the
special benevolent fund.
Appeal. — The Scotch committee of management re-
spectfully and earnestly appeals for aid to the share-
holders of railways individually, as specially interested
in those upon whom devolve the executive duties in
their railway establishments, and to the benevolent of
all classes, who are either directly or indirectly bene-
fited by the services of a numerous, well-disciplined,
and laborious class of public servants. Donations and
subscriptions will be gratefully received and duly ac-
knowledged by the secretary for Scotland, David
Cooper, St. Enoch Station, Glasgoio.
KINTYRE CLUB.
Instituted 1825.
Office-bearers for year 1886 — Patron, His Grace the
Duke of Argyll ; president, Wm. Watson, 79 Bath
Street ; secretaries, W. G. & J. W. Lindsay, 157 St.
Vincent St.; treasurer, Wm. Watson, 79 Bath St. ;
directors, H. Ferguson, R. H. Pirie, LL.B., James R.
Reid, Rev. Chas. M'Ewing, William Wallace, John
Colville, and Archibald Christie.
Lady Associate Branch, instituted 1883 ; Patron-
esses, H.R.H. the Princess Louise, Marchioness of
Lome, and Her Grace the Duchess of Ai-gyll.
The objects of the Club are — (1) The social and
rational enjoyment of the members; (2) the relief
of poor natives or descendants of natives of Kintyre
resident in Glasgow and neighbourhood ; (3) the pro-
motion of education by granting medals and prize
books to the schools in Kintyre, and bursaries to
Kintyre students in the University of Glasgow.
Gentlemen are admitted free members by the pay-
ment of three guineas, either in one sum or by three
annual payments. Honorary members' fee — two
guineas; lady associate's fee, 10s. 6d.
SAMARITAN SOCIETY— WESTERN
INFIRMARY.
President, Mrs. Ronaldson ; vice-presidents, Mrs.
Caird, Mrs. E. Caird ; superintendents. Miss Berry and
the Misses Stuart ; treasurer, Mrs. Dickson, the Uni-
versity; secretary, Mrs. Mackay, 34 Elmbank Ores.
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.
JOINT HOSPITAL (KNIGHTSWOOD) FOB
THE BURGHS OF PARTICK, HILLHEAD,
AND MARYHILL.
Board of Directors: — D. T. Colquhoun, William
Alexander, John White, J. Ferguson, John Dansken,
and Jas, Caird, representatives of the burgh of
Partick; R. Faulds, John Cameron and J. B. Gilmour,
representatives of the burgh of Hillhead ; John
M'KeUar and James Stirrat, representatives of the
burgh of Maryhill. Chairman, John M'Kellar,
J. M. Taylor, writer, 180 St. Vincent St., secretary
and treasurer; John Clerk, M.B., resident medical
ofScer ; Miss Joanna N. Mercer, matron.