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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
ROBERTSON BEQUEST.
Founded by Miss Isobel Robertson, 5th August,
1844. The funds are to be distributed amongst (1)
ten decayed gentlewomen, who shall have been re-
siding for at least 10 years in Glasgow, who shall
not be less than 45 years of age, and shall never
have been married; (2) ten females each of whom
shall have, for at least seven years consecutively,
been a hired servant in one family in Glasgow, shall
not be under 50 years of age, shall never have been
married, and at the time of selection shall be out of
service. Amount of Pensions at present (1) £15
and (2) £7 10s.
Factor, J. Roxburgh Strong, C.A., 110 West
Grsorge at.
THE GLASGOW INSTITUTION FOR ORPHAN
AND DESTITUTE GIRLS.
Home: The Orphanage, Whiteinch,
Has been established for sixty-eight years. Its ob-
ject is to rescue orphan and destitute girls of
tender years, and give them an education and up-
bringing fitting them for good domestic servants.
C. Ker, Esq., C.A., 115 St. Vincent Street, Mrs. Gow,
Cairndowan, Dowanhill, and Bliss Kerr, 5 Newton PL,
joint secretaries ; Dr. J. 0. Mitchell, 69 East Howard
St., treasurer.
EAST PARK HOME FOR INFIRM CHILDREN.
382 Gairbraid Street, Maryhill Road.
President, James A. Campbell, Esq., M.P., LL.D. ;
directors, Sir J. N. Cuthbertson, Tbos. Wharrie, Wm.
Mitchell, Hugh Brown, J. Pirrie, J. Gumprecht, W.
Wilson, J. Millar, J. Cleknd Burns, D. M. Crerar-
Gilbert, J. H. Kerr, Thomas Russell, Rev. Wilham
Boyd, LL.D.; convener, W. Mitchell ; hon. secretary
and treasurer, W. Mitchell, 134 Wellington Street;
medical adviser, Dr. R. W. Bruce, 306 St. George's
Road ; lady superintendent, Miss Bowser, East Park
Home.
ST. ANDREW'S AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.
Objects — (1) Instmction in ambulance duties by
the establishment of classes, to enable the members
thereof to render intelligent first aid to persons acci-
dentally injured, pending the arrival of a medical man ;
(2) instruction in home nursing and hygiene to ladies
as an auxiliary to ambulance instruction ; and (3)
the placing of stretchei'S, ambulance waggons, and
other appliances necessary for the relief of the itijured,
in such situations as may be considered advisable, to
enable assistance to be given with the least possible
The waggons are sent to any accident within the
Glasgow parliamentary boundaries free of charge.
Accidents occurring outside the Glasgow parliament-
ary boundaries, and within a radius of ten miles from
Glasgow, are also attended to; and, in the case of
non-subscrihers, there is a uniform charge not exceed-
ing 2s. per mile to cover expenses. The waggons are
available by day or night, and messages should be
sent either by telegraph or telephone, when they will
be immediately attended to. Secretary, Andrew
Henderson, writer, 103 West Regent Street,
THE HOUSES OF SHELTER.
The House of Shelter, 114 Hill Stebet,
Garnethill.
" The Shelter" was instituted in 1850. Its object
is to provide a home for females who, on their libera-
tion from prison, are desirous to reform and to support
themselves by honest industry. The number of in-
mates in "the Shelter" is generally 50. They are
employed in needlework, the institution receiving the
proceeds of their labour, in return for which the inmates
are lodged, fed, and clothed. In addition to this, a
suitable outfit is given to those who remain a full year,
and go out with the approval of the committee ; and
an effort is made to find suitable employment for the
women when they leave the Home.
Mission Shelter, 15 Whitevale Street
(Formerly Prison Gate Mission).
This Home was begun in 1878, and its object also
is to provide for females who have been in prison, and
desire to lead a better life. The two homes are worked
much on the same lines as to the length of stay re-
quired and the food and outfit given ; also as to the
eflfort made to find occupation for the women when
they leave, after remaining their full time — i.e., a
year. The special featm-e of the Mission Shelter is
its large washing-house and laundry, in which the
greater number of the 70 women are employed, the
rest being engaged in sewing, with the exception of
a few, who are occupied in knitting or housework.
Both Homes are equally dependent on the public
for employment.
A. A. Fergusson, president ; Miss M. E. Mitchell,
4 Claremont terrace, hon. secretary; VV. R. M. Church,
C.A., 104 West George Street, hon. treasm'er.
MISSION TO THE OUT-DOOR BLIND FOR
GLASGOW AND THE WEST OF SCOTLAND
Has under its care 1400 blind persons, resident
in Glasgow and the counties of Lanark, Renfrew,
Ayr, Dumbarton, Argyll, and Bute. These blind
persons are sought out, visited at their own
houses, taught to read, and provided with books in
raised type free of charge. The great majority being
deprived of sight at, or near, middle life, and being
thereby rendered unfit to follow their ordinary occu-
pations, means are used to find employment for them
suited to their altered circumstances.
President, W. A. Arrol, Esq., 16 Dixon St.; hon.
treasurer, John Colville, Esq., Milrig, Galston ; hon.
secretary, J. S. Templeton, Esq., William St., Green-
head ; superintendent, Mr. John Macdonald, 4 Bath
Street.
LADIES' AUXILIARY TO THE MISSION TO
THE OUT-DOOR BLIND FOR GLASGOW
AND THE WEST OF SCOTLAND.
For visiting blind females, and through means of a
female teacher, teaching them knitting, and provid-
ing work for them. The work of the society is car-
ried on at 6 Bath Street, where all kinds of knitted
work done by the blind are sold, and orders for work
taken in. Mrs. Stephen, Kelly, president ; Miss
Blyth, 21 Glasgow Street, treasurer; Miss Arrol,
17 Royal Ter., west, secretary; Miss Taylor, 6 Bath
Street, teacher.