ɪts ɪnˈɪʃəl mˈɛmbɚz wɜːɹ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəlˌɪst, lˈɔɪɚz, sˈɪvəl sˈɜːvənts, ænd pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz, lˈaɪk sˈæmjuːl vˈæn hˈaʊʔn̩.
Its initial members were industrialist, lawyers, civil servants, and politicians, like Samuel van Houten.