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ARTISTIC, LITERARY, AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS.
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AGED WOMEN'S SOCIETY.
Mrs. Buchanan, Antermony House, Milton of
■Campsie, president ; Mrs. Scott, Clippens House, and
Miss King, 17 Blythswood Square, vice-presidents;
Miss M'Ewen, 11 Park Terrace, treasurer; Mrs.
Candlish, 5 Ashton Terrace, Hillhead, and Miss A.
Maclehose, joint secretaries; John M. Macleod, Esq.,
auditor. This society has for its object the relief of
widows and unmarried women above 60 years of
age. Before receiving assistance they are visited at
their houses. Any person subscribing 20s., or two
subscribers of 10s. each, are entitled to recommend
a pensioner. Twenty ladies act as visitors, who, with
the office-bearers, meet on the first Wednesday of
every month, in the Religious Institution Rooms.
INCORPORATION OF CORDINERS IN
GLASGOW.
Office-bearers for the year from September, 1896:
— Deacon, Robert Motherwell, Lanark St., Dubbie's
Loan; collector, Wm. Miller, 70 Union Street; late
deacon, James S. Crawford; late collector, Thomas
M'Bride; deacon's goudie, James Crookslon ; trades
goudie, Angus Mitchell, jun.; masters, Jas. Y. Merry,
Robert Gibb, David Dreghorn, Andrew M'Bryde,
Matthew B. Baird, Samuel Marks, Archd. H. Ewing,
Henry Burt ; extra-ordinary master, Andvv. Mitchell;
K. P. Lamond, 163 W. George St., clerk ; Wm. R.
Kussel, 128 Cardross St., officer.
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.
GLASGOW IRVINE SOCIETY.
President, Provost Breckenridge, Irvine ; vice-
president, J. H. Miller, Partick ; treasurer, Thos. S.
Muir, 186 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow; secretary,
Henry Sommerville, writer, 131 W. Regent Street,
Glasgow.
The objects of this society, which was founded in
1869, are (I) To afford relief to persons who, from
various causes, are in necessitous circumstances;
and (2) to promote good fellowship among the natives
of Irvine resident in Glas2;ow.
A sirgle payment of Two Guineas constitutes life
membership. Ladies admitted as life members on a
single payment of One Guinea. Ordinary members
pay half-a-crown annually.
THE MACDONALD SOCIETY.
The objects of the Society are : the cultivation of
social intercourse among the members ; the rendering
of assistance to aged, infirm, or necessitous members,
their widows and children, and other purposes.
Office-bearers for year 1897-98 : — President, Lord
Kingsburgh ; four Hon. vice-presidents, five vice-
pres'dents, and eighteen councillors ; secretary,
Alexander Macdonald, M.A., H.M.I. S., 14 Car-
michael PI., Langside; secy, for branch names, J
MacKeachan, writer, 133 St. Vincent St.; treasurer*
John Macdonald, 84 Edmund Street, Dennistoun
editor Clan Journal, W. H. Macdonald, Hutchesons
Buildings, Ingram Street.
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.
ARTISTIC, LITEEAKY, AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS.
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW.
Instituted 1851.
For the encouragement of the pursuit of natural
history in all its branches, by meetings for reading
of papers and exhibition of specimens, and by excur-
sions for field work. Candidates for membership are
recommended by two members of the society. The
society meets on the last Tuesday of the month
in the society's rooms, 207 Bath Street.
Office-bearers for 1896-97 :— Robert Kidston,
F.R.S.E., F.G.S, president; Peter Ewing, F.L.S.,
Wm. Stewart, Joseph Sommerville, vice-presidents ;
S. M. Wellwood, National Bank of Scotland, John-
stoEe, R. D. Wilkie, 302 Langside rd., hon. secretaries;
John Renwick, 49 Jamaica st., hon. treasurer; James
Mitchell, 222 Darnley street, Pollokshields, hon.
librarian; John Paterson, 82 Gumming drive, Mount
Florida, hon. editor of transactions ; John Cairns,
junr., J. Bruce Hunter, Richard M'Kay, Johnston
Shearer, Robert Dunlop, Robert M. Morton, John
Paterson, James Whitton, Robert Brown, M.D., John
Fleming, Rev. G. A. Frank Knight, M.A., and Geo
Russell, members of council.
THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY.
For the promotion of the science of geography in
all its branches. The annual contribution is £1 Is.
Ladies are eligible for membership. Hon. secretary
(Glasgow branch), G. A. Turner, M.D., CM., 1
Clifton place, Sauchiehall street.
PALETTE CLUB.
4 Albany Place. Instituted 1881.
President, George Sutherland ; vice-president, John
S. Knox ; hon. secretary, William M'Connachie, 261
W. George Street; hon treasurer, Andrew Robb, 126
St. Vincent Street ; committee, Robert Bissett, John
Blair, Andrew R. Clark, G. T. Gartly, R. W. Greig,
Ben B. King, R. D. Waddell, Allan W. Young.
The objects of the Club are the study and promo-
tion of art and music by means of (1) life classes,
(2) musical evenings, and (3) social meetings ; and
candidates for membership must possess some qualifi-
cation for furthering these objects, and require to be
nominated by at least two members of the Club.
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