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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
SAILORS' ORPHAN SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND
Eeceiving Home, 2 Elmbank Strp.et, Glasgow.
Country Home, Mount Blow House, Dalmuir.
The object of the society is to feed, clothe, educate,
or otherwise provide for the orphans or fatherless
children of seafaring men (including engineers, fire-
men, stewards, &c.) who have been left in destitute
circumstances. About 4000 seamen are annaa'ly lost
from or die on board British ships, and there is gi-eat
need for such work as this society is doing. There
is no collector, but the society is carried on in depend-
ence upon God, and is supported by the free-will
offerings of friends who are interested in the work,
450 orphan children are under the Society's care.
The trustees are George Smith, 75 Bothwell Street,
Richard H. Hunter, 2 Park Circus, Robt. S. Allan,
163 West George Street, and James Cuthbert, 21
Carlton Place, Glasgow, either of whom will gladly
receive and acknowledge any donations sent to them.
Donations will be placed to maintenance or endow-
ment fund as the donors may wish.
BAND OF MERCY UNION.
The object of this union is to instil into the young
minds the principle of kindness to animals. Full
information may be had from Hon. Secy., 28 Bath
Street, Glasgow.
GLASGOW HUMANE SOCIETY.
Office-bearers — President (ex officio), the Lord
Provost ; vice-president, Peter Stewart ; secretary,
Dr. Alex. Robertson, 16 Newton Terrace ; treasurer,
Herbert K. Wood, 16 Adelphi Ter. ; directors, the
president, visitor, and treasurer of the Faculty of
Physicians and Surgeons ex officiis; Messrs. G. Munsie,
Jas. S. Hamilton, Ales. Harvey, Forest Frew, John
Edwards, Robert Paterson, John Kinloch, and Alex.
Lamberton ; officer, Geo. 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 honorary certificate to
persons who have particularly distinguished themselves
by their efforts in saving human life.
SAMARITAN SOCIETY— WESTERN
INFIRMARY.
President, Mrs. Berry, University Gardens ; vice-
presidents, Mrs. Caird, The University, Mrs. Caird,
Balliol College, Oxford, Mrs. Veitch, The Loaning,
Peebles, and Miss Bell, 18 Belmont Crescent; super-
intendents. Miss Berry and the Misses Stuart, 8
Ashton Terrace ; treasurer, Mrs. Duncan, Glenlee,
Bridge of Allan; assistant treasurer. Miss J. Scott,
25 Ashton Terrace ; secretary, Mrs. Mackay, 6 India
Street.
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.
THE GLASGOW M0NK:LANDS CHARITABLE
SOCIETY.
Instituted 1871.
President, Col. Sir D. C. R. C. Buchanan, of Drum-
pellier, K.C.B. ; vice-president, Graeme A. Whitelaw,
Esq., M.P., Colzium House, Kilsyth; directors, Mat.
Rankine, Esq., Cleddans, Airdrie ; A. M'G. Mitchell,
Esq., Coatbridge ; John Brown, Esq , Wester Moffat,
Airdrie; David Rankine, Esq., C. & M.E., Glasgow;
Bailie Wilson, Coatbridge ; and John F. Miller, Green-
oakhill, Broomhouse. Secretary and treasurer, Jas,
Aitken, writer, 220 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.
The leading objects of this suciety, which is en-
tirely supported by voluntary contributions, is to
afford charitable relief to members of the society, on
the widows or families of members, or to natives or ■;
the widows or families of natives of the parishes ofil
New or Old Monkland (wheiher resident in these
parishes or elsewhere), who, in the opinion of the
directors, may be considered deserving of such charity.
WEAVERS' SOCIETY OF ANDEESTON.
MathewHenderson,preses; Quintin Y.Lawson,treas.;
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 £10, with the addition of 2s. per
annum in the case of sons, sons-in-law, and appren-
tices, and of 10s. per annum in the case of all 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 Anderstou, or neigh-
bourhood thereof.
WIDOWS' FRIEND SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF
OF DESTITUTE CHRISTIAN WIDOWS IN
GLASGOW.
President, the Lord Provost; vice-presidents, Alex.
Waddel, John Davidson, and James Millar ; joint
treasurers, John Laing and D. T. Laing, 20 Bridge
Street, s.s. ; secretaries, A. B. Kirkpatrick, 88 St.
Vincent Street, and T. Eaton Robinson, C.A., 33
Cecil Street. Supported by voluntary contributions ;
no invested funds. About 900 widows asaisted
annually.
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.
John Hurll, writer, 121 West Regent Street, interim
clerk.
THE SCOTTISH WINE AND SPIRIT MER-
CHANTS BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.
Secretary, Alexander Kennedy, writer, 190 West
George street.