A ▁small ▁circle ▁of ▁colle agues ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁afford ▁me ▁the ▁great ▁pleasure ▁of ▁coming ▁to ▁my ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁( 8 : 3 0 ▁PM ▁after ▁dinner ) ▁to ▁discuss ▁interesting ▁topics ▁in ▁psych ology ▁and ▁ne urop ath ology ... ▁Would ▁you ▁be ▁so ▁kind ▁as ▁to ▁join ▁us ?" ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁included ▁Wilhelm ▁Ste kel , ▁Max ▁K ah ane ▁and ▁Rudolf ▁Re it ler , ▁soon ▁joined ▁by ▁Ad ler . ▁Ste kel , ▁a ▁V ienn ese ▁phys ician ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁analysis ▁with ▁Fre ud , ▁provided ▁the ▁initial ▁imp et us ▁for ▁the ▁meet ings . ▁Fre ud ▁made ▁sure ▁that ▁each ▁particip ant ▁would ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁discussion ▁by ▁drawing ▁names ▁from ▁an ▁ur n ▁and ▁asking ▁each ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁chosen ▁topic . ▁ ▁New ▁members ▁were ▁invited ▁only ▁with ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁group , ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁dropped ▁out . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁group , ▁then ▁called ▁the ▁Wed nes day ▁Psych ological ▁Society , ▁included ▁ 1 7 ▁do ctors , ▁anal yst s ▁and ▁lay men . ▁Otto ▁Rank ▁was ▁h ired ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁collect ▁dues ▁and ▁keep ▁written ▁records ▁of ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁complex ▁discuss ions . ▁Each ▁meeting ▁included ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁a ▁paper ▁or ▁case ▁history ▁with ▁discussion ▁and ▁a ▁final ▁summary ▁by ▁Fre ud . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁presented ▁detailed ▁histor ies ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁psych ological ▁and ▁sexual ▁development . ▁