NEW ZEALAND NURSE IN FLORIDA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17230, 22 December 1923, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NURSE IN FLORIDA.

The following appeared in the >e Tampa Morning Tribune,’ of Tampa, Florida, U.S.A., concerning Aliss C. Bowen, daughter of Air F. C. Bowen, Leinster Road:— Shivering from the icy blasts of winter when she left her home in New Zealand a month ago, Miss Olirissie Bowen, who travelled 10,000 miles to make her home in Tampa, was surprised to find her. heavy fur coat quite inappropriate for Florida weather. She furnished a good laugh when she emerged from a taxicab bundled up in furs and heavy clothing, at the home of her sister, Airs R. R. Worthington, No. 202, Grand Central Avenue. Of course, on the other side of the equator her chief difficulty was in finding sufficient clothing" to provide warmth. Miss Bowen, who is a trained nurse, obtained a certificate for nursing in Tampa Saturday morning. She is fond of Tampa, but admits the weather mystifies her. She couldn’t understand, when she was told this is just the beginning of winter, why it wasn’t getting real cold. Airs Worthington has ' lived long enough in Tampa to become accustomed to the weather, and she explained to her sister that there is a wide variance in Florida and New Zealand weather. Mrs Worthington’s husband is a Tampa real estate dealer. It was by chance that Airs Worthington came to America and to Tampa. She left her New Zealand home just before the world war and went to Paris to study music. She was there when war was declared. Then she went to London. She was enable to return to her home because of the dangers lurking in the -Alediterranean waters from German submarines. Shortly after the end of the war she came to America—and was,- married. And she has ceased to think about returning to her old home across the equator. Some time ago she wrote to her sister to come to Tampa. Aliss Bowen finally decided she would. Being a. trained nurse, she did not suffer ant delay from immigration authorities. Doctors, nurses and members of the clergy are exempt from immigration quotas. Aliss Bowen came by way of San Francisco. She was on' the boat sixteen days. Shs had many interesting stories to relate of he^.-‘experiences coming over. Having received her graduate nurse certificate, Aliss Bowen expects to start work soon, and will become a “real” Floridi an.