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Elwin Mose Ross (born 1 May 1981 Manhattan – d.o.d. ??) was an American drummer.

Career
In 1916, Ross was a member of the Clef Club's Pierrot Minstrels, Frederick M. Bryan (1889–1929), conductor, which performed at the Manhattan Casino at 155th and Eighth Avenue, November 16, 1916.

Manhattan Casino
The Manhattan Casino, at that location, flourished from about 1906 to about 1925. It featured:


 * Clef Club Orchestra
 * New York Rens
 * Original Celtics

The venue became Rockland Palace Dancehall, 280 West 155th Street. Rockland Palace hosted concerts and dances, sports, civic and political events, and religious gatherings. Among other things, Charlie Parker recorded his album Bird Is Free there, live, September 26, 1952. The structure was torn down in the 1960s.

Addresses

 * 1920: 2352 Seventh Avenue, Manhattan, New York. He lived with others, including musician Sterling Cecil Burpee (né 1900–1981) and L. Vernon Graye (né Lloyd Vernon Gray; 1869–1929) a newspaper advertising rep from Topeka.

L. Vernon Graye
Graye was from Topeka, Kansas. He worked in newspaper advertising and represented:


 * The California Eagle (Joe Bass' paper)
 * The Free Lance, San Francisco
 * The Topeka Plaindealer (1899–1958)

In 1918, Graye served as publicity representative for Jackson's Famous 23rd Kansas Regimental Band of Topeka (founded abt. 1890), Fred M. Stonestreet, General Director. From about 1905 to about 1911, he co-owned, with David Gordon, a storied clubhouse in Helena, Montana, called Zanzibar.