PRESENTATION TO MR. ROUGHAN, LAWRENCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 17, 25 April 1901, Page 15

PRESENTATION TO MR. ROUGHAN, LAWRENCE.

On Monday evening of last week at the Catholic presbytery Lawrence, Mr. Edward Roughan was the recipient of a presentation from the members of St. Patriok's Church choir on the occasion of hie leaving the local poat office for Weatport, whither he goes on promotion. The presentation (says the Tuapeka Times) whioh took the form of a gentleman's Bilver-mounted dressing-case and a silvermounted pipe, was made by Monsignor p'Leary, who said they had met to bid farewell to their young friend, Mr. Roughan, and he had no donbt he was bat giving expression to the feelings of all present, and, in fact, of the congregation generally, when he said they regretted his departure from among them. They had known him from his infancy, and hence they were sorry to lose him wher he had grown to manhood. He had shown by his condnot an example to the boys who had grown up with him, and he had no doubt he would show by his conduct wherever he went the training he had received from his parents and by the school where he was educated. He had been a member of the choir for many years and the members had shown, in making him a presentation, a feeling common throughout New Zealand. He would say for himself that he spoke with mingled feelings and felt sorry to see him leaving their congregation. He hoped wherever he went he would be faithful to his religious duties and careful of his company, and that his motto always would be exoelsior — higher and yet higher.

Rev. Father Geary and Mr J. J. Woods, conductor of the choir, also added their meed of praise, the latter saying that he had known Mr Roughan from his earliest years, and he had never heard or known anything of him but what was in every sense creditable. Mr Uoughan, in reply, said he was deeply grateful to the ladies and gentlemen of the choir who had treated him in suoh a thoughtful and kindly manner, who had, indeed, he might say, treated him more handsomely than he deserved or had any reason to hope for. He also thanked Moneignor O'Leary for the complimentary manner in which he had thought fit to speak of him, and he ho^ed ha would profit by the good advice he had given him. On Tuesday afternoon tho post and telegraph office flUff presented Mr Roughan with a silver cigarette case and matchbox ; while on Tuesday evening another presentation was made to him on behalf of a large nnmber of citizens, taking the form of a silver matchbox, a very neat pendant, and a purse of sovereigns.