Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1913 — Actress Was Made Honorary Member of the S. P. C. A. [ARTICLE]

Actress Was Made Honorary Member of the S. P. C. A.

Mr. Lester A. Smith, business' manager for the Miss Bobby Robbins Repertoire Co., who is in Rensselaer now making final arrangements for the appearance of the company at the Ellis Theatre Monday-night and all week, received a letter from Fred E. dayton, owner and manager, stating that Miss Robbins had been made an honorary member of the Newcastle Indiana, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The letter states that Miss Robbins was going from the hotel to the theatre when she noticed a crowd of people standing around a big coal wagon, loaded to capacity. Going to the edge of the crowd she saw that one of the horses had fallen dflwn,, jftnd the driver, a big,, burly fellow, evidently thinking that his heavy blacksnake whip carried more persuasion than a kind word or helping hand, was beating the horse unmercifully. Miss Robbins, who by the way has quite a temper of her own, stood it for two or three minutes, then, just as the hard-hearted teamster had his whip poised for another blow, he found it jerked roughly from his hand, and he stood listening to a very pretty, dainty young lady, who In the sternest feminine voice, was telling him just what she thought about it. After she had thoroughly convinced the man that he was a very insignificant mortal, she; quietly stepped over and released the traces, which had become fastened over the horse’s leg, took the poor animal by the bit, petted him a moment and then, well, the horse certainly was a thoroughbred, for he quietly, arose, and the crowd clapped their hands; Later the S. P. C. A. got wind of the affair and now Miss Robbins proudly wears her honorary membership button.