The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-26
BEVIS GOES TO
CAPITAL HOSPITAL
Member Staff of State Hospital Goes
as Assistant Physician at ST
EIixabeths

Chattahoochee, July 25.-Dr. w. NJ.
Bevis, who has been an active mem
| Der of the medical staff at the Florida
| State Hospital since 1916, has resigned
to accept a position as assistant ply
sician at st. Elizabeths Hospital,
government hospital for the insane.
Washington, D. C. During the latter
part of 1918 and 1919, DR.. Bevis served
| with credit as superintendent Of the
State Hospital at this place during
| the time the present superintendent,
DIR. H. Mason Smith, was in the mil
| itary service.
It was during this time, October
and November 1918, that the severe
epidemic Of Spanish influenza swept
the country and the hospital passed
through the greatest trial of it's his
tory, but with every employe Loyalty
supporting him, DR.. Bevis not only
| looked after the sick at the hospital
in such way that the death rate
| was remarkably low, but also lent
his aid to the Boys Industrial School
| at Mariana and to the stricken COM
munities of River Junction and Chat
| tahoochee.
The experience gained in this work
at the Hospital here and his record
gave DR.. Bevis rank at the govern
| ment hospital seldom accorded a new
addition to the large staff of this in
stitution. The many friends of Dr.
Bevis feels that his further promo
ton will be only a question of time.
DR.. Bevis has been elected as medi-
cal director of the new institution
for the epeleptics and feeble minded
being erected at Gainesville. This po-.
sition will be ready for acceptance
some time during 1921. 1t is under
stood that he will return to Florida
to accept this position when the COL
ony reaches the stage of development
when the patients will be transferred
to this place.
DR.. and Mrs. Bevis and their son,
Marion, left Chattahoochee on June
8, Immediately after he cast his vote,
for South Carolina and Washington,
DC. Mrs. Bevis and Marion stopped
for several weeks in South Carolina
where she visited relatives and the
doctor proceeded to ST. Elizabeth's
Hospital where he Immediately took
up his duties. He had been given two
months leave of absence from the
State Hospital at this place.
Miss Catherine Barry, of Milton,
who has been spending several days
in Chattahoochee, the guest of Mrs
Hattie Layne, returned home Tuesday
of this week.
Mrs. Hattie Layne and Miss Ora
Barnett left Wednesday morning for
Baltimore where they go on business
in connection with the Hospital. They
will spend several days there before
returning to Florida
w Hall rUb,,xz
day of this week on business.
The Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows had their regular meeting on
Thursday night and transacted such
business as came regularly before it,
Miss Mildred Erhardt and Irma
Poythers, accompanied by Mrs. Edwin
Hatton and Earl Poythers, went to
Sneads Thursday to a fish fry, which
happened to be a chicken dinner.
Miss Matte Pelt, of Blountstown,
is tn guest of Mrs. r. E. Mawhenny,
her sister, this week.
Misses Bonnie Wilson, Pauline and
Mamie Greene, of Sneads, have been
the guests of Mrs. p. L. Laing during
the week.
M. S. knight was in Tallahassee
Friday on personal business. Miss
Ruby Knight who is attending the
Summer School at the Womans Col
lege returned with him to spend the
weekend with home folks.
Mrs. Liddon, of Sneads, was the
guest of her mother, Mrs. E. H. Boy
kin during the week
Miss Louise Marshburn is enter
tanning today at birthday party. A !
number of the children are enjoying
the party. Mrs. Marshburn is serving
ice cream and cake and doing all in |
her power to make the day pleasant
one for the children
A new line of telephone posts are
being established in and about River |
Junction and Chattahoochee, and |
will add to the beauty of these places |
]. H. Mcdonald, cashier of the
Gadsden County State Bank at River |
Junction, is adding a new coat of
paint to the interior of his bank
c. B. Wizards daughters, of Ma
rianna, visited him at this place dur
ing the week.