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[[image - black & white photograph of Hobson Reynolds]] Hobson Reynolds, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, has distinguished the order by being a holder of a Doctor of Laws degree from Bethune Cookman College, a Doctor of Laws degree from Allen University and was elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1934 and 1938. Dr. Reynolds was cited by the Afro American Newspaper for distinguished public service in 1949, Served President Franklin D. Roosevelt as an observer at the formation of the United Nations and has served on the Pennsylvania Labor Commission as a Referee in Workmen's Compensation from 1950-55. A former Grand Director of Elks Department of Civil Liberties, Mr. Reynolds was elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Imperial Benevolent Protection Order of Elks of the World in 1960.