[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 23 (Monday, February 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E219]
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                 HONORING JESSIE POLLY HOLLOWAY BEVERLY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 14, 2011

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. 
Jessie Polly Holloway Beverly. Mrs. Beverly was born on January 3, 1910 
to the late Jesse and Minnie Rice Holloway on Spring Street in Fayette, 
Mississippi. She was the older of two children.
  Mrs. Beverly was married to her hometown sweetheart, Superintendent 
Mason R. Beverly, on June 26, 1936. To this marriage one daughter was 
added, the late Camille M. Beverly who was born on July 9, 1941.
  Mrs. Beverly is a long life educator. She knew at an early age that 
she had the desire to become a teacher. She began teaching at the age 
of 17.
  Mrs. Beverly's educational background included: Charles Summer School 
and Jackson State College. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree 
in Elementary Education at Rust College in 1959 and a Master of Science 
Degree in Library Science from Atlanta University. She also furthered 
her studies at St. Louis University, Indiana State University, and 
Delta State University.
  Mrs. Beverly retired from the public school system after teaching 50 
years. Her first job was in 1927 at Charles Summer School in Fayette, 
Mississippi. She was the first Black librarian in Jefferson County. She 
worked as a librarian in Jefferson County and Claiborne County School 
Districts.
  Mrs. Polly Beverly was also affiliated with Fayette Garden Club, 
Professional Teachers Association, Chamber of Commerce member, and the 
American Red Cross.
  Mrs. Beverly is presently a church mother at Mt. Zion Church of God 
In Christ but was reared in Adams Chapel Methodist Church.
  The city of Fayette named the Polly Beverly Apartments and Beverly 
St. in her honor.

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