. History of Northampton County [Pennsylvania] and the grand valley of the Lehigh under supervision and revision of William J. Heller, assisted by an advisory board of r the death of his father, the president, on July 30, 1914, he succeeded tothat office, and now as executive head of the company, manages the largestdepartment store in Easton. In his citizenship, Mr. Laubach stands for that which is in the line ofprogress, realizing that like a business a community cannot stand still, butmust either advance or retrograde. Every civil, industrial and moral move-ment tending to Eastons


. History of Northampton County [Pennsylvania] and the grand valley of the Lehigh under supervision and revision of William J. Heller, assisted by an advisory board of r the death of his father, the president, on July 30, 1914, he succeeded tothat office, and now as executive head of the company, manages the largestdepartment store in Easton. In his citizenship, Mr. Laubach stands for that which is in the line ofprogress, realizing that like a business a community cannot stand still, butmust either advance or retrograde. Every civil, industrial and moral move-ment tending to Eastons benefit has his support, and he can always berelied upon to champion any good cause. He served twice on the guarantyfund of the board of trade, $750,000 being raised during his service for theestablishment of new industries in Easton. During the 1915 campaio-n forthe raising of a building fund for the Easton Hospital, he was chairman^of thebusiness mens teams, and in all the Liberty Bond campaigns he took anactive part. He is a director of the Northampton National Bank and atrustee of the board of trade. Quite recently Mr. Laubach celebrated fifty years of attendance and. k/cc ^^^Vu^t^(^A^ / THE NliW YOilKPUBLIC LIBIIAKY ASTOR. LENOX AM) TILDBN KOINIIATIDNS K ? L BIOGRAPHICAL 79 service in the Sunday school of the First Reformed Church, lie has longbeen a member, and is now an elder of that church, and in 1913 was vice-president of the Eastern Synod of tlie Reformed church. lie is a memberof Easton Lodge No. 152, Free and Accepted Masons; Easton Cha])ter , Royal Arch Masons; Pomp Council, No. 20, Royal and Select Masters;Hugh De Payens Commandery, No. 19, Knights Templar; Rajah Temple(Reading), Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; Northamp-ton Historical Society; Pennsylvania German Society; Phi Kappa Sigmafraternity; and the Young Mens Christian Association, which he serves asdirector and treasurer. His clubs are the Pomfret, Northampton CountyCountry, and


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