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The Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, 112 N. 7th St. Clerk, Beulah Coates. Treasurer, Emma Cadbury.

St. Peters' House (P. E.), S. W. cor. Front and Pine Streets.

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The Corporation for the Relief of the Widows and Children of Clergymen in the Communion of the P. E. Church of Pennsylvania, 212 S. 4th Street.

Christmas Fund for Disabled P. E. Clergymen, 421 Chestnut Street.

Presbyterian Relief Fund for Disabled Ministers, 1334 Chestnut Street.

Preachers' Aid Society (Methodist), 1018 Arch Street. Excelsior Association of Old Swedes Church, 1601 Passayunk Road.

St. Luke's Home for Aged Women, 1317 Pine Street. Burd Orphan Asylum of St. Stephen's Church, Market Street, west of 63d Street.

Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, 109 N. 10th Street.

Mercantile Beneficial Association, N. W. cor. 7th and Sansom Streets.

Bishop Potter Memorial House, Front and Huntingdon Streets.

SOUP SOCIETIES.

Philadelphia Society for Supplying the Poor with Soup, 338 Griscom Street. President, Joseph S. Lewis. Secretary, G. J. Scattergood.

Western Soup Society, 1615 South Street. Secretary, John E. Carter

Southwark Soup Society, Sutherland near Queen Street. President, P. Powell. Secretary, S. B. Hortz.

Moyamensing Soup Society, N. W. cor. 8th and Marriott Streets. President, J. P. McCloskey. Secretary, B. Bickerton.

Spring Garden Soup Society, 1329 Buttonwood Street. President, John M. Ogden. Secretary, F. B. Atmore.

Kensington Soup Society, 1936 Crease Street. President, John Robbins. Secretary, C. M. Lukens.

Northern Soup Society, 817 N. 4th Street. President, C. J. Sutter. Secretary, S J. Child.

Central Soup House, 711 Cherry Street. President, Chas. M. Evans. Secretary, J. L. Hough.

North-Western Soup House, 19th and Thompson Streets. North-Eastern Soup Society, 2052 N. Front Street dent, Geo. Hoff. Secretaries, J. H. Bromley and J. L. Howard.

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Cherry Street Free Bathing House, 709 and 711 Cherry Street. Opened in 1864. Free to all well disposed persons.

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The number of baths given will average 15,000 each year; mostly men and children of both sexes.

Supported by voluntary contributions. President, Chas. M. Evaus. Treasurer, C. M. Biddle. Secretary, John L. Hough.

JEWISH SOCIETIES.

Society of the United Hebrew Charities, 30 N. 7th St. Secretary, Ab. Goldsmith.

Jewish Foster Home, 1431 N. 15th Street. Physician, Dr. A. C. Bournonville.

SEAMEN'S SOCIETIES.

Pennsylvania Seamen's Friend Society, 422 S. Front St. President, Henry D. Sherrerd. Secretary, S. Bonhomme.

Female Seamen's Friend Society, 422 S. Front Street. Directress, Miss Snowden.

BENEFICIAL SOCIETIES OF RESIDENT FOREIGNERS, OR PERSONS OF FOREIGN DESCENT.

St. Andrew's Society, organized in 1749. President, John Gibson. Secretary, Craig D. Ritchie, 508 Walnut Street.

Society of the Sons of St. George, established in 1772. President, James Allen. Secretary, Wm. Underdown.

St. David's Society, founded in 1798. President, H. G. Jones. Secretary, G. W. Powell.

Albion Society, incorporated 1865. President, Wm. Elliott. Secretary, J. Annear.

Hibernian Society. President, Robert Patterson. Secretary, William Morgan.

German Society of Pennsylvania, 24 S. 7th Street. President, George Ziegler. Secretaries, H. P. Zeuner and F. Ehrlich. French Benevolent Society, chartered 1835. President, H. A. Pintard. Vice-President, H. Perdriaux. Treasurer, S. Delbert. Secretary, E. Beaudouin, 17 S. 6th St. Directors, J. E. Lafore, P. R. Laffitte, E. Fonteneau, D. Chalumeau, P. Jacob, W. Pelletier, E. Ricouard, C. L. Pascal, C. Petry, A. Mellier. Physicians, Drs. W. F. Atlee, A. C. Bournonville, A. D. Hall, C. P. Turner, C. Beeken, E. P. Bernardy, Julius Kaemmerer.

Swiss Benevolent Society, Fourth and Wood Streets. Chartered 1865. President, R. Koradi. Secretary, A. H. Wirz. The Italian Society, 8th below Fitzwater. President, Dr. Pigniatelli.

The Scandinavian Society, 347 N. 3d Street.
Kosciuszko Association, 626 Cherry Street.

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Western Union and Philadelphia Local Telegraph Company's Lines.

The charge for a local telegram (from one part of the city to another), including its delivery by messenger to its destination, within the consolidated city, when not more than ten squares from any of the following Telegraph Offices, is twenty cents for the first ten words, two cents for each additional word.

LOCATION OF TELEGRAPH STATIONS.

General Offices.-S. E. cor. Third and Chestnut Streets, and 107 S. Third Street, Second Floor.

Com'l Exch'ge, 2d ab. Walnut.
Baltimore Depot, Broad st. and
Washington avenue.
Southwark-1022 S. 2d st.
Delaware Ave. Market, foot
Dock st. (in the Gallery).
Ridgway House, foot Market st.
132 N. Front street.

Merchants' Exch'ge-up stairs.
S. E. cor. 3d and Chestnut st.
48 S. 3d street.

S. E. cor. 9th and Chestnut st.
Merchants' Hotel, 4th bel. Arch.
602 Chestnut street.

Girard House-in Reading room.
St. Cloud Hotel, Arch ab. 7th.
Continental Hotel.

435 Market street.
Kensington, 1003 Beach street.
Kensington Depot.

North Pennsylvania Depot.
S. W. cor. 7th and Chestnut sts.
(Press Building).

S. E. cor. 9th and Spring Garden.

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129 Walnut street.

Bingham H'se, 11th and Market.
La Pierre House, Broad street.
N. E. cor. 18th and Market sts.
231 N. Broad street.
Fairmount-2204 Hamilton st.
West Phila.-3915 Market st.
Mantua-Union Hotel, 31st and
Haverford streets.

45th and Lancaster avenue.
(Avenue Drove Yards.)
N. Y. Depot-31st and Market.
Germantown-4938 Main street.
Frankford-4310 Main street.
Manayunk--In Post Office.
914 Oxford street.

107 S. Front st. bel. Chestnut.
312 Walnut street.

Colonnade Hotel, 1506 Chestnut.
Port Richmond-1058 Richmond
street below York.
Mercantile Library, 10th st.
N. E. cor. Broad and Ridge ave.
1330 Girard avenue bel. Broad.

General Telegraph Exchange.-107 S. Third street.

American District Telegraph Company.

OFFICES.

1st District N. E. cor. 3d and Dock streets (Executive Office). 2d District, S. W. cor. 7th and Chestnut streets.

3d District, 1343 Chestnut street above United States Mint. 4th District, 20th street and De Lancy place.

5th District, 40th and Locust streets, West Philadelphia. Sub-stations, Western Union Telegraph, Continental Hotel. 5th Street Market House.

Medical Journal and Book Clubs.

The Philadelphia Medical Book Club.

President: Dr. S. Weir Mitchell.

Secretary: Dr. R. H. Alison.

Treasurer: Dr. R. P. Harris.

Book Committee: The Officers, and Drs. Brinton, Hutchinson, Ashhurst, and Packard.

Rush Medical Book Club.

Secretary: Dr. Wm. Ashbridge.

Samuel Jackson Medical Journal Club.

President: Dr. A. C. Deakyne.

Secretary and Treasurer: Dr. H. F. Baxter.

Wood Medical Journal Club.

President: Dr. B. Lee.

Secretary: Dr. W. R. D. Blackwood.

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