The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-07
NATIONAL GUARD MOVEMENTS.

BALL PRACTICE FOR THE FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST
DIVISION
Unuer date OF the 29tn ut. orders were Issued
from the headquarters or the FIRST brigade, First
division, N g. - n. Y, Tor the purpose Of regulat
ing he bail practice OF that command which Will
commence at Creedmoor on the 18th inst. TIE
following details show the time at which mixed
det9chments from the several regiments compos-
Ing the brigade are 10 60 before the outts:-
TWO companies from each regiment. 10 be Sc
lected 0l ne regimenial commanders, on the l2tn,
10Th, 10th, 10Th ana ed Of July. Taey Will march
from their respective armories In season 20 tdko
the hali.past nine A. NJ. tram from hun er's
Point. me following officers are detailed As field
officers oi the day:-Lleutenaut ColOuel thomas
Dempsey. Sky ninth infantry, Tor July II; Lieu
Tenant Colonel John \. camp, rwenty-second In
1antry, for July 10; Lieutenant Colonel S. " r.
wIham J. A. McGratn, twenty second infantry,
Tor July 10; Major William G. Wilson, Twelfth m
1antry, for July %. they VIII a sumo command OF
the detachments and see o the preservation OF
good order ana military discipline, making writ
ten reports to these headquarters al the close OF
their respective tours oil duty.
Captain Harry u. Smith is detailed as acting
brigade inspector OF rifle practice.
The First brigade commander General Warol
has done well to name f1eld offlcer IRON one OF
the regiments on the ground to take command OF
all the detacnments assembled Tor practice on the
different days named Iii the order. This arrange
ment OF rhe service VIII insure the preservation
OF discipline on the practice ground. When the
Third brigade-whlch completed It's practce last
Monday was at Creedmoor nothing o. this sort
was done. he senior company commander looke
aIier his own men, the brigade inspector OF ride
practice watched Inc hrinR, but 1t seemed to be
LODody's business 10 command the wnole OF the
troops on the field Following he regulations
OF tue United States army, upon wncn our
state National Guard Is formed. IL IS clearly un-
dersto0d That the superior ofcer present, with
mixed commands, should, OF right, take charge
OF tho whole. whether or not Inc chefs of inc
Third brigade were aware OF the existence Of this
well known military rule, lt seems pretty certain
that they ala not quite act up to 1t, and 1t i. con-
sequently, the more gratifying 10 sec that General
ward mas not forgotten those points OF service
tnat every Ro0d soldier who mas smell powder
before the enemy has so deeply craven In MS
memory.
In justice to the Third brigade 10 is right to
state now tnat, nOtwi, hstsndlng tae omission OF
their commander TO detail field officer Tor the
their detatchments on Thursday week was
perhaps the pest conducted ana most
orderly OF any hitherto had this season at Creed
moor Toe oetacnments OF The different reEi-
ments were marched IN good order rom range TO
range rlnes were SACKED and guards put over
taem at ration time, ana the march from me butts
TO the railroad depot was executed In goou style.
IL IS only right 10 record The TACT thar MAJOR Wyle
inspector Vi rifie practice Tor the mira brig ade
worked hard and earnestly to discharge MS uner-
Gus duties IN a Satisfactory manner The men,
too, are beginning 10 iooH upon ball practice q
matter oil some moment, and are csasIng TO waste
their time ON the ranges alier the fashion OF tne
renowned MullIgan Guatus In TACT our cltiZen
soldlcry are commencing 10 realize the benefit TO
be derived from annual rifle practice at Creed
moor.
THE sIxrY.NINrH REGIMENT RIFLE CLUB.
The officers OF the slxty-nInth regime IT. First
brigade, First division. Nc, held a meeting at
their armory last Wednesday ,or tine pul pose Of
organizing rifle club: on motion OF Colonel
CavanaRh, Captain j. J. O'keily was appolnte
Temporary chairman AMI AoJutant DunY, secre-
tary. The club Will ne lormcd as tae SIxty-ninth
ment. AS we'll as OF the veteran corps connected
With II, VIII be eligible to membership.