PRESENTATION TO FATHER KAMP.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 18, 3 May 1900, Page 19

PRESENTATION TO FATHER KAMP.

Ox Tuesday evening, March 27 (writes a correspondent), a musical evening was tendered to the Rev. Father Kamp, of St. Benediot'a, Auckland, by the members of St. Benedict's Club and the ladies of the parish, prior to his departure for Europe. There were present Rev. Father Purton, 0.5.8., and Rev. Fathers Buckley and Darby. Letters of apology were received from the Very Rev, Dean O'Reilly, Very Rev. Dr. Egan, and Father Patterson. During the evening an address was read to the Rev. Father, and signed on behalf of the parishioners by Messrs. James A. Mahon, E. Iff. Wilson, E. Willis, D. Mahon, D. O'Sullivan, and N. M'Manus. This was followed by two presentations, the one a shield from St. Benedict's Club containing the photos of the officers, and the other a preaching stole from the ladies of the parish. Rev. Father Kamp in a very neat speech thanked the members of the club, those ladita. who so kindly presented him with a preaching stole, and the parishioners generally for their good will, whioh was always shown towards him, and he promised that he would always remember 1 , them in the Holy Sacrifioe of the Macs wherever he would be. The, Rev. Father was always very popular with his parishioners, and AM departure from their midst is regretted very much. The stole, which was a very handsome one, was greatly admired, and was the work of the nuns of the Magdalen Asylum. „