Charles Huston Haines ’21

Charles Huston Haines died Mar. 20, 1996, in Roxborough, Pa., of the effects of a stroke. He was 97.

Chas came to Princeton from Choate, was on the varsity crew, and a member of Cap & Gown and of the Christian Assn.

After he graduated from Princeton, he taught two years at a missionary school in China before returning home to a job as an open hearth worker for Bethlehem Steel Co. Two years later, he joined a company founded by his ancestors-Lukens Steel Co.

In 1932 Chas left Lukens and with his late brother, Robert, assumed operation of their father's company, Haines Gauge Co. The company produced specialty gauges for steel rolling mills.

The family sold the gauge company in 1941, and Chas then devoted the next 50 years as a volunteer for Moral Rearmament, the world organization that promotes spiritual and ethical change among individuals and governments. His mission was to mend differences and seek reconciliation among individuals, labor, corporations, and government through personal divine guidance. He also played a role in the founding of the Caux, Switzerland, conference center, which hosts conferences for world leaders and government officials.

Chas's wife of 63 years, Margery Speakman Haines, died in Feb. 1996. He is survived by nephews and nieces.

The Class of 1921