The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-08
ON TRUTH.
Dread Institute is So
Founded.
NATURAL FOODS
And Their Preparation Will
be Earnestly Taught.

Practical and theoretical information
with regard to the most approved
methods of preparing food was pre-
scented to over fifty citizens of Worces-
ter last evening H. D. Perky, president
of Dread Institute, in an interesting
and scholarly address laid before his
hearers the most approved of modern,
scientific methods in food preparation.
But previously he had given convincing
proof of the correctness of his theories
by setting before his guests a delicious
dinner.
The alleged humorists who make
| jokes about cooking schools and cook
ing school dinners would have had lit
| tie to say for themselves last evening
| if they had tasted Mr.. Perky's repast.
| Mr.. Perky demonstrated that the pro-
ducts of scientific cookery can be quite
as delicious as the things mother used
TO make" The guests went away sat
isied that the modern culinary art is
IN many respects far superior to
mothers cooking"
The guests took their places around
large Z shaped table in the assembly
room at 7.30 p. m. Mr.. Perky sat at the
head Of one of the tables and did the
honors of the occasion. The stage in the
north end of the room was banked with
palms and potted plants. Behind this
bower two young lady students Of the
institution, Miss Mcnamara and Miss
Pomeraine, played soft melodies on the
piano and mandolin.
/ When the last course was ended, the
gentlemen lighted their cigars and Mr..
Perky commenced his address. The
speech was designed mainly to outline
the principles on which the institute is
founded. He said in part:
1t was Chauncy M. Depew who said:
Some people are born wealthy, others
fortunate, and still others are born in
| Ohio AS [ pondered over the situa-
ton and conditions as they exist here
tonight, 1t came to my mind that as
was certainly not born wealthy, and,
although more or less fortunate, that
l must attribute, according to Depew,
the good things [ here and now enjoy
to the fact that / was born in Ohio.
We speak thus to you tonight because
since it has become known that the
Dread Institute would soon establish
one of the greatest schools in domestic
science in this or any other country,
many inquiries have come to the peo-
pie of Worcester concerning the char
acter of this school. We want you to
become familiar with it's teachings
take this opportunity to disabuse the
minds of those who are present of the
idea that this school is fostered or
supported in any way by any company
manufacturing food products.
We ask of the people of Worcester
and of Massachusetts and of New Eng
land only such recognition and encour-
agement as from time to time this
school merits, but it should be under
stood that this school Is not for Wor-
cester, for Massachusetts or for New
England, but for the whole country,
and we are glad to be able to state
to you tonight that we have pupils
here and en- route, with others to come.
from the far west and south south
west and northwest.
We hope to conduct this school sol
that soon its reputation will reach1
throughout the land and that it's teach
ers will be disseminating information
based upon the principles of this
school throughout the entire country.
Truly, Worcester is city of schools,
but we intend that no other school in
this city shall have greater influence
for the good of humanity than the one
that we have the honor of founding
on this hill.
This building is founded upon a nat
ural rock This school Is founded on
the rock of demonstrated truth, that
lOOQ pfOOucLS
make possible natural conditions and
there is no other way" If this is not
true, there must have been some
grievous error in the plan whereby it
was expected that the child should
grow into true womanhood and true
manhood.
There is too much to learn, too much
to be taught that is of value. to spend
our time in teaching pupils that which
we know must positively do them
harm. AS near as It is possible in max
ing the transition from the present
methods of cookery, wherein disorgan
lied substances are used, this school
viii teach the use of naturally
lied food products.
After Mr.. Perky's address, many of
the guests were called upon for short
speeches. Among those who responded
were Samuel f.. Winslow, A. S. Roe
and d. Ogden Mills of New York.
Among those present We're: Samuel e.
Winslow. lockwood Hoar, w. B. SEQ
field. Josiah II. Clarke. George w.
Mackintire. Stephen Salisbury. NJ. ".
b. Jefferson, Jerome Marble, William ].
Hogg, Henry s. Pratt. George A. Smith,
F. H. Dewey. George f. Richardson,
Charles A. Chase, Irving Il. Comins, r.
John Mckay, Donald Mckay, c. ID.
Lamson, Samuel H. Clary, Edwin
Brown Edward F. Disco, A. s. Roe,
Eben F. Thompson, William e. Rice,
e. d. Thayer, Jr.. Halleck Bartlett, Dr.
G. e. Francis. DR.. f. II. Baker, Col. IT,
e. Smith. c. T.. Putnam. Judge George
NJ Woodward Col. e. J. Russell. Ma
thaniel Paine, Albert Fl. Waite. A. s.
Lowell DR.. D. b. Lowell. Chas. A. Pea
body, James Kindred Charles Hildreth
John c. MacMurray, d. o. Mills. W. IT,
j. Nourse J Fred Mason, ]. G. Pome-
rene, DR.. Willard Scott, H. ID. Perky
n w Lansing