Evening star., 1931-05-01
FLYING CAPTURES
BOY HERO'S FANCY
Bryan Untiedt Has Made
Good Impression on Hoo
yer, Is Report.

Aviation has captured the imagination
of Bryan Untiedt, 13-year-old school
boy from Colorado, now White House
guest.
The bare mention OF names such as
Lihdbergh, Chamberlin and Ricken-
backer carry thrill for Bryan. The
youngster has familiarized himself with
airplane history and possesses an eX-
ceptional knowledge of the outstanding
events in the lives of the men who have
figured prominently in the development
of aviation.
Pleasure was written all over Bryan's
features as he made another inspection
today of Col Charles A. Lindbergh's
Spirit of st. Louis, on exhibit at the
National Museum. He also displayed
Of the Smithsonian Institution.
There is no mistake in the good i'm
preston Bryan has made upon Presi-
dent Hoover during his visit at the
White House. Mr.. Hoover Is convinced
since talking with the lad that he has
the making of a real man and gives
promise of making his mark.
President Hoover was first attracted
by the boy when he read of his cour-
age during the school bus blizzard
tragedy in Colorado several weeks ago
and 1t was because of this interest that
he invited the youth to come to the
White House for a visit. The Presi-
dent likes the boy for his manliness
and for his modesty. The President
was represented today as describing the
boy as not only being good talker, but
as having logical mind and the ca
pacity for thinking clearly.
1t has been obvious that Mr.. Hoover
has been studying him very closely
in h ig
mind just what the young man will do
with himself in the future. AS result
of frequent talks, the President has
concluded that the boy is mechanically
inclined; that he is intensely interested
in anything relating to machinery. 1t
was evident at the navy yard yesterday,
when Bryan showed a genuine interest
in the gun factory and the various
machines in operation there for the
making of guns.
With the little Hoover grandchildren,
Bryan made an early visit TO the dog
kennels at the White House and with
his own hands fed the various dogs in
this illustrious group. Before starting
out on his sightseeing expedition today.
he was introduced to the thrills Of
pingpong playing by Mrs. Stark Nc
Mullin, a house guest at the White
House, who has served in the capacity
OF his guide during his travels about
the city
The boy was on hand at the reunion
of the Hoover family With the re-
turn this morning of Allan Hoover,
the younger of the Hoover boys, from
Harvard, where he is studying business
administration, the Presidents imme-
diate family was united for the first
time in many months. Herbert Hoover,
jr., the elder of the Hoover boys, who
had been in Asheville, N. c., for his
health since last October, returned TO
the White House with his wife last
Tuesday.
Mrs Hoover gave considerable time
TO the youthful visitor. She was an
interested spectator while Bryan and
the others played ping pong, and during
the morning walked with him for
awhile, with the grandchildren accom-
panying them, through the rear grounds
OF the White House.
1t is still undetermined just how long
the boy will remain a guest at the
White House 1t was explained today
/ that he will not depart before tomorrow
afternoon. 1t was thought possible that
he may be taken by some members OF
the Hoover family to the Presidents
fishing camp on the Rapidan over the
weel; end. In spite of the numerous
thrills and adventures, Bryan keeps the
thought of his mother back In Colorado
uppermost in his mind, and each night
before retiring writes TO her OF his ex-
pericnceS OF the day,