IOWA BIRD LIFE— XI, 1041 
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AVALTEK MELVIX H( )SEXE_ XA1TRAI AST 
1880-1 941 
By WALTER W, BENNETT 
5 nil SOUTH SPRING ST. 
LOS ANGKLKS, PALIKORXIA 
The romantic history of the state of Iowa as portrayed in the bi- 
ogvaphies of its citizens not only has interested many a reader, but 
the life story of one of its leaders who was eminently successful in 
home, in business, m ornithology, in civic affairs, has proved a great 
inspiration to others, 6 
t Charles Rosen e of Ogden, Iowa, realize on December 17, 
that his new-born son was destined to be such a leader. For 
Iowa was then rural, and Ogden only a small community serving its 
laim territory. His business was that of harness-maker When the 
son was born to his good wife, Augusta, he was proud and hoped the 
lad would become a good harness-maker, too. But he became much 
more. He grew up with his “home town” and then reached out to 
grow with his state of Iowa. 
Many men have said they owed much of their success to the farm 
™ 1 .°. f ^ en ' It gave them basic knowledge of 
!. * %a| uuble ideals and a good physique for exercise of their ambi- 
lonS j - ^ nd it was that young Walter M. Rosene grew up and grad- 
uated from the Ogden high school in 1896. Until 1901 he worked'with 
^ „ fa h |!;; 'i 1 ® ha >r eR s business. Then he was employed in a whole- 
,n C hl 5 a eo in 1901 and 1902, but longed for his 
f i lends back in Iowa. So he returned in that latter year, and became 
bookkeeper for the City State Bank of Ogden. 
It was an important step in his life. He wanted to “work up” and 
his reward was tne presidency of the institution, held until he retired 
' He WaS acknp wledged a good bank president and took an 
active pan; in meetings of the Iowa Bankers^ Association. His excel- 
lent management was praised by the State Banking Department ' So 
nrofdiimtd ?? l £ stlt j^. lon _ that chafed much over the “bank holiday” 
pi otlaimed by Franklin D. Roosevelt for the whole United States, and 
1 k p ™mptly. Aft ^ r retiring he continued serving his com- 
whirh^ra 11 ' n USineSS pur ^ asin £ an(i operating an insurance agency 
J h rapi f Iy f? v A \° Wh,ch waa added the collecting of light and 
v-atei bills for the Ogden municipal plant. 
activity * * \ n Z 7**1 Ros ^ ne took a ver ^ prominent part in church 
activities m Ogden where he was one of the most loyal supporters of 
and He san *. m its choir - ta ^ht in its Sunday School, 
Ifltirs l a h^h S K m t ny co . mm,t 1 tees - , He was al *o very active in civic 
^ , s a hobby he gathered a valuable collection of United State* 
on "he hUto^y o^hfsTount^ USed them t0 illustrate talta 
wit> 0S fr,', m ^fiTF t ,J'l h c- '‘f 6 Wa \ hls fi J>* judgment in selecting a good 
‘ f° Miss Fieda Karlen, whom he married December 24 1903 
5 e j i . ] untl1 her death, September 22, 1939, most devoted and a 
Theodor/? ? r hls / ome and family - Except for one daughter, 
Theodora. wh° died in infancy, their children were given a collegeedu- 
th ’ wifTof Re7inln% a ^ in f d The 
the "ife of Reg nald A. Cook, electrical engineer with General Electric 
Co Schenectady Xew York, where she is active in social welfare 
sTa^Xo^eaeTt 4,m U es 10r ’ (W j ! P r Ro . s ? n ®< •*>'■>, graduated from Iowa 
Kathrvn rf,J A ; e "/ a ?™- ln ornithological research, married Miss 
£ Gadsden llah^mf tv, 19 l 7 > and is n0 "' in governmental service 
was verv p^oud y ’* ° ne S ° n ° f whom the grandfather 
