being replaced by Lieutenant MacNamee. Lieutenant Kirwan was transferred to Headquarters Co., as was Lieutenant Plummer. The next change was when Sergeants Merriam and Hoar were sent to Saumur, November 25. Lastly, Sergeant Gammell received a commission in the Intelligence Department. This left the battery with "Rip" Gage as top Sergeant, and Sergeants Johnson, Kunhardt, Bird (acting), DeVeau, Catton, Ripley, James, and Faulkner as section chiefs in numerical order. Beck was Signal Sergeant; Allen, acting Instrument Sergeant; Wilner, Mess Sergeant; Tornrose, Stable Sergeant; Fall, Supply Sergeant.

One of the big events of the four months was the Bazaar given by the Red Cross ladies of Rennes. It was held in the Y. M. C. A. building December 15-16. In spite of the fact that the French girls could not talk English, nor could many of the soldiers talk French, it was a great success if judged by the amount of money spent. Possibly curiosity to see what the much-talked-of "mademoiselles" looked like added to the attendance. They did look very pretty in their trim Red Cross uniforms.

In the meantime, training was steadily progressing. The cannoneers became expert in firing the pieces. The drivers learned to take their carriages everywhere and to handle horses properly in all situations. From direct firing on simple targets, we took up indirect firing, studied the proper shell and fuse to use on different targets, had problems simulating actual conditions, and even practiced rolling barrages. The officers learned to prepare fire very

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