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CHARITABLE AND FEIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
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GLASGOW MEDICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Objects of the society — 1. To carry on medical
mission work among the poor in Glasgow. 2. To
encourage a missionary spirit among medical students
in Glasgow. 3. To co-operate with kindred societies
in training and supporting medical missionaries.
Office-bearers — Hon. President, J. Campbell White,
Esq.; president. Dr. J. D. Maclaren ; vice-president,
William Sloan, Esq. ; secretaries. Dr. Thos. Brown
Henderson, 19 Elmbank Place, R. Hope Robert-
son, Esq., 58 St. Vincent Street ; treasurer, Robert
Gourlay, Esq., Bank of Scotland ; superintendents.
Dr. G. Miiir Connor, 15 Whitehill Ter., Dennistoun,
and Dr. A. Templeton, 14 Parbgrove Ter., West;
treasurers for Ladies' Auxiliary, Mrs. John Gumprecht,
7 Newton Place, and Miss Hamilton, 3 Belmar
Terrace, Pollokshields. Dispensary, 123 Moncur
St., Calton, is open for the sick poor every day,
between 12andlo'clock, except Wednesday and Satur-
day. Dispensary, 6 Oxford Street, S.S., is open every
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, between 11 and 1
o'clock. Every Sabbath day evangelistic meetings are
held in both dispensaries at half-past two o'clock.
INCORPORATION OF HAMMERMEN.
Deacon, Archibald Stewart, 42 Union Street;
collector, David Tullis, St. Ann's Works, John St.,
Bridgeton ; late deacon, Thos. Potter, 41 Cumberland
Street, Calton; late collector, John F. Miller, 204
Stobcross Street; master com-t, D. C. Glen, .John
Phillips, Jas. Gilchrist, Hugh Muir, John Thomson,
Ales. Davie, Jas. M'Ewan, James Fergus, Andrew
-\Iaclean, John Bennie, David Richmond, Duncan
Campbell; clerk, A. Craig Patorson, LL.B., 45 West
George Street.
SAMARITAN SOCIETY— WESTERN
INFIRMARY.
President, Mrs. Ronaldson ; vice-presidents, Mrs.
Caird, Mrs. E. Caird; superintendents, Miss Berry and
the Misses Stuart; treasurer, Mrs. Duncan, 10 Ashton
Terrace; secretary, Sirs. 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 Leuzie and the Sea-side Homes.
GLASGOW CORN TRADE BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION.
Instituted 1880.
President, John Snodgrass ; vice-president, Arch.
Dunlop; treasurer, Thomas Kirkpatrick, 28 Hope
St. ; secretary, Andrew Law, 25 Hope street.
Object. — To provide allowances for decayed mem-
bers and for relatives of deceased members who were
dependent on them piior to their decease. After
such cases are provided for the directors may grant
relief not exceeding one-fifth of the entire free annual
revenue to persons in necessitous circumstances who,
though not members of the Association, have been
engaged as principals or employees in the corn trade
in Glasgow and neighbourhood. Membership con-
sists of corn merchants and their chief clerks and
salesmen. Payment of £10 as entry money consti-
tutes life membership. Capital in 1890 amounted to
£3840.
THE GLASGOW MONKLANDS 6HAPJTABLE
SOCIETY.
Instituted 1871.
President, Col. D. C. R. C. Buchanan, C.B., of
Drumpellier; vice-president, Graeme A. Whitelaw,
Esq., Colzium House, Kilsyth ; directors, John Brown,
Esq., Wester Moffat, Airdrie; John Wilson, Esq., coal-
master, Kelvinside ; David Rankine, Esq., C.E.,
West Nile street, Glasgow; Alex. JI'Ara, Esq., lime
merchant, 65 Morrison street, Glasgow ; John
M'Lachlan, Esq., writer, Glasgow; and Bailie Lindsay,
Roslyn House, Coatbridge. Secretary and treasurer,
W. A. Davidson, Esq., writer, 149 W. George Street,
Glasgow.
The leading objects of this society, which is en-
tirely supported by voluntary contributions, is to
afford charitable relief to members of the society, or
the widows or families of members, or to natives or
the widows or families of natives of the parishes of
New or Old Monkland, who, in the opinion of the
directors, may be considered deserving of such charity.
LOUDOUN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Its object being to provide means for rendering
assistance to such persons (natives of the parish) as
may be in destitute cuxumstances ; and also the pro-
moting of a friendly feeling amongst its members.
It meets in Wm. Rodgers', 73 and 75 Oswald Street,
Bridgeton, on the first Friday of each month, from
September to June.
President, Arch. Torrance, 40 John Street Lane,
Bridgeton.
All applications for aid to be made to the secretary,
David Torrance, c/o Young, 114 Paisley Road, W.
HILLHEAD NURSING INSTITUTION.
4G Sardinia Terrace.
The object of this institution is to provide thoroughly
good hospital trained nurses, and also to provide ac-
commodation for a limited number of private patients,
where skilled nursing, medical or surgical, can be
given. Massage thoroughly understood and carried
out if required. Lady patients and children received
for treatment. The charges for nurses sent out to
private families varies according to the nature of the
case, and may be ascertained by applying to the
superintendent.
FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF INDIGENT
GENTLEWOMEN OF SCOTLAND,
Above fifty years of age, and unmarried.
Founded 1847.
Patroness — The Queen. Committee of Manage-
ment — Glasgow, Revs. James Stalker, D.D., James
Black, D.D., J. JIarshall Lang, D.D., Very Rev.
J. Watson Reid, James Campbell of TuUichewan,
Sir Arch. Orr Ewing, Bart., M.P., Alex. Allan, Wm. G.
Blackie, Ph.D., LL.D. ; Edinburgh, Revs. Geo. Philip,
M.A., Andrew Thomson, D.D., Alex. Whyte, D.D.,
John M'Murtrie, M.A., E. C. Dawson, M.A., Arthur
Gordon, M.A., .John Cook, W.S., John Kennedy, W.S.,
William Robson, S.S.C; local treasurer for Glasgow,
Robert Gourlay, Bank of Scotland ; secretary J. T.
Maclagan, 6 North St. David Street, Edinburgh ; trea-
surer, H. A. Hotson, British Linen Company Bank;
auditor, Jas. Alex. Robertson, C.A.