The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

| with the Naval Reserves of that State
and had the satisfaction of seeing his
boys row the fastest mile ever covered
by boat of that class. His enthusiasm
for outdoor sports is said by his col.
| leagues to be equaled only by his en-.
thusiasm for the serious work ne has
performed in the navy. Physically, white
he has not an ounce of superfiuous flesh
on him, IL would be hard to find a man
| of his incbes-ne is five feet eleven
inches tall-who is broarder and thicker
| muscularly than he is.
In the navy Capt. Grant has done every
| job assigned to him we'll He made a
| specially of electricity. with especial ref
erence to its various applications aboard
| modern battleships. Many of the uses
| to which electricity is now put on these
vessels are suggestions arising from his
work He became an expert on dynamos
and then turned his attention to all
kinds of mechanical appliances, and
finally he became as well posted as any
of his colleagues on torpedoes. In plac-
ing him at the head of the submarine
branch of tho navy Secretary Daniels
has given Capt. Grant an opportunity to
develop to the highest possible state of
efficiency his many valuable qualifica-
lions for the post. In addition to these
qualifications Capt Grant has a fond
ness for detail and for organization,
more than ordinary executive ability, and
is known as a model disciplinari an.
While his record in the latter particular
shows him to be man of firrnnes IN his
decisions, he knows how to temper JUS
toe with mercy, has a heart as big as
a BARREL" as one of his colleagues put 1t,
is considerate of his subordinates, but
expects them to do their work.
Says What He Thinks.
He is the one man I know of in the
navy who can say what he thinks at an
times and all places and retain the love
and respect of every man under him or
over him." is the verdict OF one officer
who has served with him from the Naval
Academy to tie presea; time.
One of the highest-ra hiking officers in
the navy supplemented this statement by
wing that Grant was universally re-
garded in the navy as an up-to-date. all
around. Al officer in all that these terms
imply" He referred to the fact that In
1910 Capt. Grant had issued a volume
called School of the Ship" which is re-
garded as the best authority extant on
the handling of warships.
As an example of the thoroughness
with which Capt. Grant discharges his
responsibilities of evry kind, his broth
er-officers point to his success in raising
a most interesting family Of three boys. |
Although none of the boys has followed |
his father IN the navy. more than Or
binary care was taken in their develop
ment, both physical and mental, and in |
fitting them for the careers for which |
they seemed best suited. One of them
is now a lawyer at Norfolk. the second |
son is employed by a large cooperation |
in Philadelphia, while the third and |
youngest boy only recently informed his |
father that he had without parental as
succeeded in connecting him.
self with first-class business concern.
The independence and good judgment ex-
ercised by the young man pleased Capt
Grant immensely.
At the present time, Capt. Grant Is
his headquarters on board
the old cruiser Columbia, which is now
the mother ship of the submarines at
The Philadelphia navy yard. His prin-
cipal job there consists in training new
men for the submarine service, in order
that the boats may be placed in COM
mission rapidly as they are turned out
by the shipbuliders. A number of YES
sells of this type are completed eacR
year. and Capt Grant is determined to
see to it that none of them shall lie
tied up to a dock for lack of an. eff
,ient crew.
At the same time, he is directing the
ubma rine work on the Pacific Coast ii
and as soon as possible will make a per-
;onal inspection of the progress there.