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COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS.
BKIDGETON WORKING MEN'S CLUB AND
READING ROOM.
Wm. Holms, Esq., ex-M.P., Alex. Mair, Esq.,
and George Morton, Esq., trustees; Thos. Buchan,
president; Thomas Paterson, treasurer; P. M'Lintock,
secretary ; Jolin Campbell, James Riddell, Alexander
Moffat, Charles Lang, James Aitken, David Millar,
William M-Creadie, John Brown, H. Letbam, J.
Duncanson, W. Carmichael, and Alexander Torrance,
directors; Hugh Imrie, superintendent; Miss J.
Brown, librarian.
The object of the institution is to afford facilities
to working men for social intercourse, mutual im-
provement, instruction, and rational recreation. It
is open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The library
contains 2000 volumes, including a number of re-
cently issued works. The reading room is supplied
with all the leading newspapers and magazines.
The large halls are allotted for games, including
billiards, bagatelle, summer ice, draughts, and chess.
Annual subscription, including library, 4s.; half-
yearly subscription, 2s. 6d. ; monthly ticket, 6d. ;
do., including library, 8d. ; visitors, Id.
ORAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
Burnbank East, Dennistoun, Glasgow.
Established in 1880 for the instruction of the
deaf in articulation and lip-reading. Mrs. Wallace,
principal.
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS.
TRADES' HOUSE— 1894-95.
James M'Lennan, Esq., deacon-convener; John
F. Miller, Esq., collector; Wm. R. Copland, Esq., late
convener; Robt. Ramsey, Esq., late collector.
Hammermen. — James M'Ewan, deacon; David
Tullis, late deacon; Alex. Davie, Thomas Potter,
Archd. Stewart. John F. Miller.
Tailors. — Robert Lamb, deacon; James Borland,
late deacon ; Wm. Chrystie, Wm. R. Copland, Donald
Macvean, Andw. M'Cracken.
Cor diners. — James S. Crawford, deacon; A. H.
Ewing, late deacon; Robt. Motherwell, Samuel Marks,
James Y. Merry, Geo. Ogilvie.
Maltmen. — James Menzies, visitor ; George Herriot,
late visitor; Jas. M'Lennan, Robert Robin, C. M.
Williamson, Andw. M'Nair.
Weavers. — John S. Iilair, deacon; James Waddel,
late deacon; Peter Steven, John B. Wingate.
Bakers. — Robert Izat, deacon; James Macfarlane,
late deacon ; Wm. Gardner.
Skinners. — James Kennedy, deacon ; James Gray,
late deacon ; James Young.
Wrights. — James Ferguson, deacon ; John Stewart,
late deacon ; George Bell.
Coopers. — Archibald Eadie, deacon; John Halliday,
late deacon ; Wm. Douglas.
Fleshers.—^\ima.m W. Watt, deacon; J. C. Wood-
burn, late deacon ; Wm. S. Brown, Robert Ramsey.
Masons. — James Laird, deacon; John Lennox,
late deacon ; John Muirhead.
Gardeners. — Wm. S. Service, deacon; John Bryce,
late deacon ; James Drynan.
Barlers. — Adam Runciman, deacon ; John Dobbie,
late deacon; William Kidston.
i)^6r«.— Edward M'Larty, deacon; Jas. Hendry,
late deacon.
Thomas Weir, clerk, 207 Ingram Street; John
Farrell, officer, 85 Glassford Street.
ASSOCIATION OF DEACONS OF
THE FOURTEEN INCORPORATED TRADES
OF GLASGOW.
Entry-money, £1 Is. ; the present capital is
£1867 2s. Id., the interest of which is apportioned
amongst decayed members. Clerk, T. Weir, writer,
207 Ingram St.
GLASGOW LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION.
Office, 26 Renfield Street,
President, ex-Bailie Dansken, F.S.I., F.R.A.S.,
121 West Regent Street; vice-president, J. Harrison,
61 Sardinia ter., Hillhead ; hon. treas., C. L. Dobbie,
21 Hamilton Park Terrace, Hillhead; secretary, Jas.
Wilson, C.A., 26 Renfield st. ; law agent, Thomas M.
Stewart, LL.B., 173 St. Vincent st.
Objects. — The objects of the Association are to
resist all attempts at unequal or unjust taxation of
house property ; to endeavour to remove the burdens
by which it is at present unfairly oppressed; to give
mutual advice and counsel in cases of difficulty, and
generally to take cognisance of all legislation affect-
ing house property.
THE MASTER MASONS' ASSOCIATION OF
GLASGOW AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.
The object of the association is to collect informa-
tion regarding the state of the labour-market and
other matters connected with the trade for the use
and guidance of members ; to consider all questions
of wages, modes of measurement, disptites with work-
men which involve any principle of general import-
ance, and any other questions that may directly or
indirectly bear on the interests of the trade.
Office-bearers for 1895 :— President, John Watt ;
vice-president, Duncan Watson ; treasurer, George
Barlas ; directors, Peter Miller, John Adam,E. M'Mor-
ran, John Morrison, Alexander Thomson, jun., J. T.
Stewart, Wm. M'Gaw, Thos. Mason, Allan Muir,
Alex. Rennie, Michael Alexander, and Thos. Calder-
wood; secretary, David B. Macgregor, 51 W. Regent
street.
CLYDE SAILING SHIP-OWNERS'
ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.
24 George Square.
Chan-man, Patrick S. Dunn, Esq. ; directors, H. J.
Watson, Esq., T. C. Guthrie, Esq., Patrick S. Dunn,
Esq., James Lilburn, Esq., R. J. Dunlop, Esq., Wm.
Law, Esq., J. D. Clink, Esq., A. P. Lyle, Esq., Geo.
Milne, Esq., Charles Barrie, Esq. ; secretary, Neilson
Bird, Esq.