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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
ORPHAN HOMES OF SCOTLAND, GLASGOW
AND BRIDGE OF WEIR.
Founded by Wm. Quarrier.
Since the work began, forty years ago, over
14,000 children have passed through these Homes and
thousands of other needy ones have been temporarily
helped.
Fatherless and orphan children, from 1 to 14 years
of age. vcho have no friends able to provide for them,
are admitted vfithout subscriber's line or voting
paper. The whole work is supported by voluntary
contributions alone, and there is no endowment.
A statement of the accounts, duly audited by pro-
fessional accountants, is submitted at the annual
public meeting held in November. About 1400 boys
and girls are in the Homes at present, and others
are being .added almost daily. £16,000 is required
annually for m.aintenance, in addition to money for
new buildings. The Homes comprise 58 separate
buildings, and 30 children are placed in each Home,
under suitable foster-parents. Girls are trained for
domestic service, &c. Bojs, when old enough, are
apprenticed to trades, and lodged in the City Home,
James Morrison Street, Glasgow.
The Consumption Sanatoria of Scotland,
Glasgow and Bridge of Weir, for Adults, were
begun in 1894, and six buildings have been
erected at a cost of £50,000. There are at present
80 beds for female patients over 16 years of age.
£10,000 are required to build a sanatorium for males,
and £7000 for the annual current expenses. For
further particulars see under Consumption Sanatoria.
The Trustees of the Homes and Sanatoria are Sir
Thos Glen Coats, Bart., Sir Chas. Cameron, Bart,
Sir Samuel Chisholm, Bart., Messrs. Robert Binnie,
R. A. Bryden, W. A. Campbell, A. Cameron Corbett,
M.P., J. H. A. Graham, and A. P. Forrester Paton,
Councillor J. P. Maclay, Pastor D. J. Findlay, and
Mrs. Quarrier.
Donations and all correspondence should be ad-
dressed to Mrs. Wm. Quarrier, City Home, James
Morrison Street, Glasgow; or Orphan Homes of
Scotland, Bridge of Weir.
GLASGOW SOUTHERN MERCHANTS' AND
TRADESMEN'S SOCIETY.
Instituted 30th January, 1896.
Hon. Preses, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Bart.,M.P.
Office-bearers for 1904-1905— Preses, Thos. Paxton ,
P C. ; collector, Robert WiLon, J.P., 34 Howard
Street; secretary, Joseph Martin, solicitor, 163 West
George Street.
Directors— James Young, P.C, Gavin Stewart,
J.P., Alex. Walker, James Cameron, L.D.S., Coun-
cillor M. W. Montgomery, H. W. Madden, Andrew
Crawford, Councillor James Henderson, J.P., Coun-
cillor Archibald Campbell, Hugh W. Brown, Robert
Scott, P.C, and John M'Aulay.
The objects of the society are — -To aid and assist its
members and their widows when necessity arises,
either by affording casual or permanent relief from
the funds. The fee or entry-money payable by each
member is £2 2s. and 5s. to cover expenses.
THE CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY,
Instituted 1822.
The objects of the Society are to assist, by way (
bursaries or otherwise, in the education of youn
persons belonging to the Clan Gregor and bearinji
one or other of the Clan names and recommende
by a member of the Society ; to relieve necessitou
and deserving persons belonging to the Clan Gregor
and to collect and publish ancient or interestin
documents or articles on interesting events connecte
with, and to compile an authentic history of the Clar
and of the different families belonging to it. Th
Society is non-political and non-sectarian, and hot
ladies and gentlemen are eligible as members.
The membership is of two classes, viz. : — (1) Lif;
Members, who shall make a single payment of £5 or
or upwards; and (2) Ordinary Members, who shal
make an annu.al payment of, at least, 5s. In additior
ladies and gentlemen who are in any way connecte
with, or friendly to the Clan, or who may mak
donations, or be otherwise serviceable to the Clan
may become Honorary Members of the Society wit
the privilege of recommending applicants.
Office-hearers for 1904 — Hereditary Patron, Si
Malcolm MacGregor, of MacGregor, Bart., Edinchip
Lochearnhead ; president, Atholl MacGregor, Esq
Ard Choille, Perth; vice-presidents, Miss A. Murra
MacGregor, 7 Barossa Place, Perth, and Gregc
MacGregor, Esq., S.S.C., Edinburgh ; hon. tres
surer, John MacGregor, W.S., 21 South Castle St
Edinburgh; interim secretary, Colin M'Intosh, 17;
St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.
CALTON EVANGELISTIC UNION
MISSION TO THE POOR.
Hai.l, 23 Stevenson Street, Calton.
This mission was instituted in 1891 for the feeding o
the hungr}', clothing the naked, and pre.aching the gos
pel to the dwellers of the Calton slums ; is evangelict
in its doctrines, and unsecfarian in its operationi
Free meals for the poor, both adults and childrer
are given every Thursday at 7.30 all the year, an
have proved a great boon to many really starving an
destitute poor. Cheques and post office orders pay
able to the secretary, Thomas A. Smith, Clydesdal
Bank, 96 Trongate.
Directors — Wm. Cochran, 175 West George Street
Robert Dick, 120 Queen Street; David Baxter, 154
Great Western Road ; Jas. Whyte, 20 Union Street
J. Ranken Anderson, 198 St. Vincent Street.
THE IRON AND IRONMONGERY
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF GLASGOW.
Instituted 1900.
To afford relief to necessitous and deserving mem
bers of the Ironmongery and Iron Merchant Trade
resident in Glasgow or district.
Office-bearers — President, William Roxburgh. 10
Argyle Street; vice-president, James Fergus, J.P
58 Fork Street; hon. secretary, John Gardner, 14
Trongate; hon. treasurer, Alexander M'Laren, 6
Hope Street.