Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-06
DeNNto J. MENTION DEAD;
loNoIlN PUBLIC SERVICE
Continued from pare

UnI~, .uhhu Woca. who was tho fore
osAn 4 thla department nnd later b.
oAma h~ assistant. Al the age ~ 20
~ Was appointed foreman or ~thn
0UDnch of tho wvwkp Ia succeed Mr. |
Wcost. who had died. lic remained
~ the Harlan n ttrilinG~worih Com
oAny's plsot unill about lnoh, In |
wAioh yar = chtngc was n IN tho
usAnas = ensut and ZOE The atAt suc-
esedtns thres years Nu. Mention lived
retired from active hueiness conncc.
tiuna.
In tho fall OF 1908 Anderson q. Will
eon. who had formerly boon connected
With ths iMrlan plant. together With
othar former ofttcisl- thcro went to
upartow's Point. Md, whMa they
cr~nsd a shipyNrd known ~ tho Ma.
slrc department of the Maryland
stecl 'Co. They induced Mr.. Men,on
a. 80 with thnn and he rcmA ned there
~ an -facial ~ tho plant until Jnnu.
srN | uf this year. Somc time awo this
plan, WA taken over by the Pcthlc-
h"m shlphnildns Corporation, hut
this change did not avec, Mr.. Mention
In the ro~iilon he held with the con-
Germ.
"" came hack 90 wilmington on
b"cembcr q, but no had always main
tnin~i hls lcrnl and voting residence
In this city and between that tim.
sna january I when he retired from
eviiN" work, he went 20 spsrfow's
Point two and thrco ,lne~, a week to
look after his business connections
thers. Since January 1 he had been
Twins retired from ell husine~- actiy-
tiles.
i'ot several yrrw prior 60 1889. aud
until iSss. Mr.. Mention wss n memhcr
~ civ Council from tNe Tenth ward
In l>>H he wrs spt~,lnted member of
the Hoard ~ Park commissioners and
remained IN this Office until December
sh lpis, wh~n hA last appointment
expired and he vpa not DESTROYS 81
continuing longer in th'a department,
Even whil" working az Sparrows
Point Nv. Mention always came hack
60 Wilmington Tor tho board meetings
ana was coneclcntioua and faithful
servant ~ the city.
Ia addition Go his VITO tho children
sufviNins him are John a. Mention
~ srnfrNw'- Point Md who ruccecd-
~ hle father IN tho position he held
With the iie'hlch.m ahiphuuding cor.
iofu'ion there William I. Mention and
ios.ph \ Mention ~ this city; Mre
Nhrr lsllv Mrs Catherine oiii~epie
Mis-" Agnes, Miss Cecilia end Mise
fi'rsN~'h Mention. all ~ ,hi. city.
bniins th, summer month. Mr.
Mention maintained a homo at ieho-
h''h h'~'ch and for several years he
had hern a member ~ the town COM
mls~ioner~ ~ that place,
iIe wrs lifelong and ardent Dem
ocrn' l,~ Wa. known as ono ~ the
n,s~i charitable ~ men ana one who
wNs always consii.r-te ana soclitour
for the welfare and feelings of his
fellow man. During the years he was
connected With the Harlan plant his
hcnefrctlons toward the men under
hw charge are esii 90 have been num-
hrfiesa Wnd hh kindnc~~ won FOR him
the undyinx loyalty and friendship Of
all thoe~ who came under his ,ur,s-
dlction,
ssnn~l ~, Maynard. who had
known Mr.. Mention for many yearr
a.d had hcrn sasoc~tcd With Rim Cor
many y~Ars. both as a member az
CIV Council and ~ the Hoard ~
Park commissioners this morning
paid him a blowing tribute as n man
and 80 A ruh'ir orncisl. Il looked upon
him 40 ono ~ tho finest mon l have
over Known an all my llfo." dcclsre,
Mr. HAYWARD ''Ne w>s acrcnt, hle
~ al iimc~ IN oil afrainA lie was
s'rsish'forvhrskend absolutely honce,.
"" ana ! we're members together IN
Crty Council during those active times
when the Council attended 10 all the
tnsine-s ~ th. city, because thcrc
werc then ma ommi~>ioncrs. a. thcrc
sfe now, ana while he and I dir~r~'
IN our political affiliations ho nlwav.
appealed ~ me ~ man who was
senAiNlr ana eiahlo and used tho best
81 Judgment IN oil public matters
y know ~ no man who was any
more straightforward and capable
than Mr.. Mention was. He was in the
Para BOARD M time when the plans
And organization ~ that department
were being formulated and tho city's
prevent tnrk system Sas Just l-oins
inausuraiei and worked out and Den
Ms J Mention was an tndofa,lgn bic
worker IN the city's hchalf and deeply
snd kepnly Interested IN the city's
future park system lie vac such an
e0'clsni ana practical man that his
advice was ~ in~stlmah@ vsiu. end
hi help was wonderful inccntiv.
a. those IN charge ~ the work IN
thvs DAYS"
vnl, fev dave aro Mr.. Mention
mot N. members ~ the execu,iv.
commiiie- OF tho Park BOARD as they
came cut from their ofice IN city 1lan
ana se,"ral ~ them were most So
licliovs al that time that ha con
whsf reaprolniment % the hoard 10
~ vacancy now existing there.
William y. bancroft tho president
and \ cleo. pctronai friend and asso.
cIa,s<of Nj. Mcnfon's, was especially
anxious ne riV~ MI. consent 10 sorry.
n appointed. bot M Mention express.
81 douh, whether his advanced are
would permit him 20 give tho time
ard attention 20 -hc work which "a.
v-ula want 20 give ~ should be return
"a tho board.
us. Hannah N. Thompson.
pr Hannah NJ Thompson. "a year,
ola dad a, h"r h9me. eoi Washington
s'r."t, Yesterday Afternoon. after an
tlln~ss ~ four wcckr. shc wna tho
Aaush'~, ~ i~wis Thompson. collector
ef tho port during the Grant adminis
trNtson, and was born IN Nnl Creek
hundred She spent most ~ her lif,
IN this city. and had been an active
m.mhe' NJ the rriend. society.
iif Thompson ccescd IN. practice
cf m~dicin. about 10 YEATS ago She
Ves n graduate of 'h. Women's Nedi.
ca college ~ rhilndrlphia, praciicins
hees from that Tim. on. Prior 10 tak.
ine tp tkV study nj ,,.1t.l,. "a.