Springville Herald | 1948-06-03 | Page 2 | Post Mascot for Many Years Dies

Post Mascot For Many Years Dies ELKHORN, Wis. After '26 years of "mascoting" for the Kelley-Gardner Post 35 of The American Legion here, Adolph, a Louisiana alligator, is dead. Members of, the local post brought Adolph home as a souvenir sou-venir from the fourth national convention of the American Legion in New Orleans, La., in October 1922. He was then less than eight inches long. He had grown to a length of five feet at the time of his death. Adolph was found dead in his tank in the basement of the Clarence Buchholz home here where he was kept. He lived in an outdoor pool in the summer time.