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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
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THE GLASGOW CELTIC SOCIETY.
Patrons — His Grace the Duke of Hamilton, His
Grace the Duke of Argyll, His Grace the Duke of
Athole, His Grace the Duke of Montrose, His Grace
the Duke of Sutherland, the Earl of Seafield, the
Earl of Perth, Lord Strathallan, Sir M. R. S. Stewart,
Bart. ; the Hon. Captain Drummond ; C. Macpherson,
A. D. Mackintosh, Esq., of Mackintosh, &c. Chief,
Lord Lovat; pros., John Campbell, Esq., of Kilberry ;
vice-president, D. Smith, Esq. ; hon. treas., J. Elder,
151 Hope Street; hon. secretary, C. M. Williamson,
194 West George St.
The objects of the society are — (1) the preserva-
tion of the language, literature, music, poetry, dress,
antiquities, and athletic games of the Highlanders of
Scotland ; (2) to found bursaries, or make annual or
other grants of money in aid of diligent or distin-
guished students, natives or sons of natives of the
Highlands of Scotland ; and (3) the affording tempo-
rary aid to deserving and destitute persons from the
Highlands in Glasgow.
THE SOCIETY OF DEACONS AND FREE
PRESESES.
This society was instituted in 1780. Its object is
to afford pecuniary aid to such of its members or their
■widows as may be in destitute circumstances. Any
person who has been a deacon of one of the incorpora-
tions of the city, or a preses of a charitable society,
or who may be approved of by the directors, is quali-
fie cfor membership. The entry money is £2 2s.,
with an addition of 2s. per annum for each year the
applicant is over- thirty years of age, and no other
charge is made thereafter.
Preses, John Munro, 52 Wellington Street; clerk,
John Hui-11, jun., writer, 121 West Regent Street.
WEAVERS' SOCIETY OF ANDERSTON.
Archd. Stewart, preses ; James Lyon, treasurer ;
J. M. Taylor, writer, 180 St. Vincent St., secretary.
The object of this Society is to afford charitable aid
to such of its members and their widows as may be
reduced to destitute circumstances. The fee or entry
money, payable by a son or son-in-law of a member,
or by an apprentice indentured to a member (a weaver
by trade), is £2 2s., and the entrance fee payable by
all others is £7 7s., with the addition of 2s. per
annum in the case of sons, sons-in-law, and appren-
tices, and of 7s. per annum in the case of aU others,
for every year the applicant exceeds 30 years of age
at the date of his admission. Members must not be
■under the age of 14 when admitted, nor above the
age of 45, and must be resident in the district
formerly known as the burgh of Anderston, or neigh-
bourhood thereof.
THE BALMANNO BEQUEST.
Founded by the late Miss Balmanno, in 1856, for
providing annuities of £20 each, to unmarried ladies,
natives of Glasgow, not under 40 years of age, who
lave been brought up in the prospect of independence,
and accustomed to superior society, but ■who from
adversity may have fallen into reduced circumstances.
There are at present seven annuitants.
Factor, J. Koxburgb Strong, C.A., 110 West
George st.
MAXWELL AND HUTCHESON CHARITABLE
TRUST.
Founded in 1877, under the Will of Miss Ann
Maxwell Graham of Williamwood, for the benefit of
necessitous persons, chiefly gentlefoUi:, of the name
of Maxwell or Hutcheson, and husbands or wives of,
or descendants of, these names, and for education of
their children. The Trustees in Glasgow are : — A.
Robertson, banker, Laurence Robertson, C.A., Hugh
Brown, merchant, James Graham, writer, R. Hope
Robertson, C.A., John H. N. Graham, merchant, and
Graham Hutchison, of Balmaghie, Castle Douglas ;
treasurer, R. H. Robertson, C.A., 68 St. Vincent St.,
Glasgow; secretary, Jas. Graham, 198 West George
Street, Glasgow.
M 'ALPINE'S MORTIFICATION.
Founded in 1811 by Mrs. M'Alpine, who conveyed
to trustees her property for the maintenance of poor
men and women of the description given in her will
— the former receiving annually £10, and the latter
£5. The trustees are the Deacon Convener and the
Ministers of eight of the Established Churches.
D. & A. Cuthbertson, Provan, & Strong, C.A.,
110 West George Street, factors.
NIGHT ASYLUM FOR THE HOUSELESS, AND
HOUSE OF INDUSTRY FOR INDIGENT
FEMALES.
71 NoKTH Frederick Street.
J. Campbell, president; the Hon. Wm. M'Onie, Lord
Provost, John Ure, and John Brown, jun., vice-
presidents; Bailie T. Watson, treasurer; J. M'Clure,
secretary; Dr. James R. Buchanan, surgeon; J.
M'Whirter, superintendent; 36 directors.
House of Industry — Miss Falconer, matron.
EWING BEQUESTS.
Founded in 1860 by James Ewing of Strathleven.
The total amount of the bequests is £30,000, of which
£16,500, less legacy duty, has been paid. The in-
come is divisible — one-third among decayed Glasgow
merchants, one-third in educating, &c., their sons,
and the remaining one-third among their widows
and daughters. Income at present, about £660.
Patrons, The Merchants' House.
GLASGOW ORKNEY AND SHETLAND
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Instituted January 11, 1837.
Bailie Wm. Walls, president ; Thos. Stout, James
D. Mai-wick, vice-presidents; J. T. Anderson, Jas.
Louttit, Thos. Baikie, George Brown, David D. Leisk,
R. P. Gilbertson, David Ross, M.A., R. K. Hunter,
and David Work, directors; T. Stout, jun., 178 St.
Vincent St., treasurer ; S. S. Eunson, 70 Miller St,
secretary.
The principal object of the society is to grant
charitable relief to the natives of the Orkney and
Shetland islands, their children, or widows, residing
in Glasgow or its neighbourhood, or travelling through
Glasgow, and who, from sickness or sudden emer-
gency, may be in want of temporary aid. No
applicant shall be relieved whose character for
honesty, sobriety, and industry has not been satis-
factorily ascertained.