She also did post graduate work at the Boston Lying-in Hospital where she passed, with credit, the graduate examination in mid- wifery in 1906. She then returned to O’Leary to decide on her life’s career. This was determined by her marriage to William Turner, a partner in Tumer’s Ltd. She was married on September 1, 1908, in the Presbyterian Church by Rev. Ewen MacDonald, the future hus- band of Lucy Maud Montgomery. She then did private nursing for Dr. MacEwen and Dr. McGrath in many of the homes in the O’Leary area.

Alice Maude Turner and granddaughter, Lana.

After some years she decided to use her home for nursing care nd many patients, especially of an obstetrical nature, were cared for y her. From her training, she was a qualified midwife and very capa- le nurse. When Mrs. Turner said the patient was ready for delivery,

e physician knew not to take much time getting there or else he ould miss the event.

When the space in her home became limited with the arrival of ive sons - Edwin, Wendall, Kenneth, William and Allison, she btained a small cottage and moved it into the backyard behind her ome. This contained a delivery room and three bedrooms, and was sed until the hospital was built in 1957, at which time it was sold to enneth Smallman.

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