Evening star., 1947-10-08

mother of seven children.
Mrs. Hopkins, 4 mother Of four,
describes herself as home
maker" A member of the Federated
Women's Clubs also, she is chairman
Of the county unit Of the American
Cancer Society and for eight years
has been active in the Community
Chest drives. She has taught Sun
day school for Is years..
Younsest Is 36 and Single.
The youngest and only single
woman js1ror Is Miss M. Catherine
Ripple ,36 of Cheltenham. A secre-
tary for a tire company in Wash
ington. she admits jury duty is "a
change" She also is on the petit
jury.
The first woman drawn for jury
service by Judge Charles o. Marbury
was Mrs. Nora r.. .Bollinser, 81, OF
371i Perry street, Brentwood. She
was named to the grand Jury.
For her, jury duty is a realization
Of an ambition of Is years. the time
she spent campaigning before the
Maryland General Assembly and
civic groups on behalf Of the new
law permitting women on juries.
A mother Of five, Mrs. Bollinger is
chairman of the Southern Maryland
unit Of the United Democratic
Women's Clubs of Maryland, a mem
ber Of the Federated Women's Clubs,
the County League OF Women
Voters, the Chillum and Brentwood
Democratic Clubs and similar
groups.
Others Named to Grand Jury.
Other women who were named
to the grand. jury we're Mrs. Maude
Thorne, 50, 8l0l Allentown road,
Friendly; Ms. Eugenia Forbes,
Aquasco; Mrs. Jayne E. Walker, 50,
1856 Southern avenue, Bradbury
Heights: Mrs. Genevieve Stewart,
so, 62l4 Sixtieth place. Riverdale
Heights; and Mrs. Frances Irons,
10, of Seabrook.
Mrs. Thorne, the wife Of a re-
tired Metropolitan District police
man, is the mother of seven chill
dren, all grown. Mrs. Forbes, the
only woman juror who declined to
give her age, also is mother of
seven.
Mrs. Stewart, a clerk at the
Veterans Administration, is afiil-
lated with numerous civic and polit-
ical groups of the country, includ-
ing the County Civic Federation of
which she is secretary. She also
is a member OF the Prince Georges
General Hospital Guild. the 18th
District Democratic Club, the
County Democratic Caravan Club
Southern Maryland Democratic
Club, League of Women Voters
Riverdale Wo1nan's Club and the
Father Roach Club. ..
Mrs. Irons Is q magazine circula.
ton representative. She also Is 4
member of the 10th District Demo.
cratic Club and the Seabrook Com
munity Club,
Mrs. Walker. a mother of thre.
children, thinks women should hav.
"a voice" the same as men.
On First Weeks Duty.
The remaining five women on the
first weeks petit jury are Mrs. Mar,
S. Joffe. 40, Of Bowie, the nrst ane
only woman to represent the county
in the Maryland House OF Delegates
Mrs. Mary e. Bradshaw, 48, of 490l
Somerset road, Riverdale; Mrs
Frances Davies, 40, Upper Marlboro
Mrs. Daisy LaCopidan. 81, Of 3s1!
Thirty seventh street, Mount Rain.
Ter, and Mrs. Mildred Wheatley, 50
OF Clifton.
Mrs. JofIe, who was named as 4
delegate to I'LL the unexpired tern
Of her late husband, Noah Jone
during 1856, now runs q store ir
Bowie. She has one, son. Mrs
Bradshaw, housewife, also has ONT
son. Mrs. Davies, the mother Of
four, lives on . farm In the Mel
wood election district.
Mrs. LaCopidan is the assistant
purchasing agent for the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Compassion
and the mother OF one son. She IL
chairman Of the United Women's
Democratic Clubs OF Maryland. Mrs
Wheatley Is . clerk at. the Govern
ments Census Bureau at Suitland
The IA women viii be joined by
another next week, the hrst colored
woman. jurog In the county. Mrs.
Maggie Mack Of Lakeland. will be
sworn into the second weeks petit
Jury panel of 3S next Monday. She
viii be the only wogaan 70 sit with
that group.