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The Committee It. A. I. have agreed to undertake the organisation of parties of 
members of the Institution for the purpose of visiting battle-fields in Europe. 
The idea is that a party of not less than five should have an itinerary worked 
out for them before leaving;, one member of the party should be told off to study 
each a portion of the fields to be visited and on the day of the visit to his portion 
he should be prepared to act as guide so far as study of books and maps can 
qualify him. 
If an officer with previous knowledge of^the sites of battles is of the party he 
might either take entire charge or assist the individual exponents of each site as 
-thought best. 
At present the Committee think that a general use of bicycles by the party 
will greatly facilitate the visits. 
The Committee will be glad to receive any hints or suggestions on the 
subject. The . points they wish to emphasize are economy, both of time and 
money and strict attention to the study of the battle-fields only as soon as these 
are reached. 
The E.A. Institution will provide a small collection of books and maps for 
general use by’the party. 
In accordance with the above it is proposed to arrange a tour this year to visit the 
battle-fields of the Eranco-German war from Weissenburg to Sedan ; the time to 
be spent on the sites of battle would be about a fortnight, commencing on a day 
to be fixed in the third week in August. Any member of the Institution wishing 
to join this tour is requested to communicate as soon as possible with the 
Secretary E.A. Institution, Woolwich. 
R.A. Charities. 
The Hon. Secretary E.A. Charities wishes to inform subscribers that by mistake 
only 1000 instead of 2000 copies of the Annual Keport for 1896 were printed; 
lie will be much obliged if any officer possessing a copy of the 1896 which lie 
does not require will kindly forward it to the Hon. Secretary E.A. Charities, 
W r oolwich. 
R.A. Games’ Fund. 
These were considered after the General Meeting E.A.I. on 11th June, 1897. 
The accounts presented are those to 31st May, 1897 and are practically for 
one complete year, as the last presented were made up to 3rd June, 1896. 
Compared with those of last year they show a nearly identical expenditure on 
grants, the usual biennial increased expenditure on the racket and billiard matches 
and an increase of J01O in golf expenses. 
The number of subscribers to the Fund, June 1896= 922. 
„ „ May 1897 = 1054. 
The income increases steadily and, as the knowledgeof the fund’s work becomes 
better known throughout the Eegiment, demands on it increase. 
This year the racket and billiard matches were played at Woolwich and resulted 
in the Eegiment winning every match and so holding both cups. 
The Eoyal Engineers have this year for the third time won the Inter-Eegimental 
Golf matches ; these were played, as before, over the Sandwich links through the 
kindness of the St.'George’s Golf Club. The most satisfactory point in con- 
