October 4th, 1923  
Dear Friends:

In these days it is hard to have any other than the one thought that our  
loved and revered Chief has to pass through a distressing experience in order  
to attain complete freedom from his trouble. He knows well that no man could  
have warmer wishes and sympathy than he has in such full measure.

Long meetings on the last three evenings make this letter a little late. I had,  
however, recently written to nearly all the members of the Committee. Of the diff-
icult days we spent in S. Cristoforo I will here only point to the bright fact  
that no others than psycho-analysts could have succeeded in such circumstances  
to the extent we did, one more reason for being grateful to our science.

At the annual Meeting of the Society last night we advanced to full membership 
six associates: Mrs Sharpe, Mr and Mrs Strachey, Dr Torrance  
Thomson, and Dr Wilson. We appointed a committee, consisting of Jas. Glover,  
Rickman and myself, to organise courses of lectures and supervise any lectures  
given by members.

The Press is passing through an acute crisis, but there are possibilities of  
a hopeful future. After Cape withdrew we accepted another similar offer by a  
young publisher called Cape. At the moment, however, our plans are rendered un-  
certain by the news that Professor has transferred the American sales to his  
nephew in New York. We do not yet know what this exactly implies and I am in  
correspondence with Otto on the matter.  

With all kind thoughts,  
Ernest Jones