The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-15

And the tranquil scene
With watt his earthly cares away,
While the ripping waters
Softly play, life's symphony.
WHO'S WHO I'm
coLoRED AMERICA
The month Of March carries the
birthdate Of Miss Halle @. Brown
Of Homewood Cottage, Wfberforee,
Ohio. An author and educator OF
not, her name thru the years has
been foremost in the National As
sociation OF Colored Women's Clubs,
Missionary, W.C.T.u. circles. "a
school and church and on the con-
cert stage. It was her custom %
remember the Poet Dunbar's s ~ iii
er. with Little Christmas Basket
every year a, Christmas time.
Among the best Of hei work, z
priceless gift to posterlty, y nel
book. 1.Homcspun Heroines and 9TH
or Women Of Distinction. Y + 4
,.ecord Of the struggles and trlumpils
Of those self sacrificing Negro We.
men who nmturcd our race thru the
trying days Of its infancy
Orchids to YOU. Miss Hattie q
Thought for Today
The soul Of man is strange miN-
ture Of God aud brute. battle
ground Of two natures, the one par
ticular finite. self-ecHtered; the ota-
q. universary. infinite, and impair
tial The infinite part u or llft
docs no, see the world from one
point OF view if shines impaftlally
like the diNused light OF 4 elndt
sea lis impattiallty leads to trutf
IN thought. justice u action ane
universal love N feeling
Bertrand Russell
i.angston Hughes poet and play
wright. il versatile man q Letters
James Weldon Johnson sneakefs q
him, ..Harem tic scene 81 stefy g
laughter, singing and dancing. iias
lem. famous for exotic flavor ar
color. the eentel OF the iHW Asgtt
literature and art Picturesque
Harlem has caught and tcld tbs
worlds imagination NeIS eailA
I.angston Hughe discovered /
depth of values aud gave them thel
first expression IN poctS Man5
writer's have endeayefed ~ poftfN
i'll saave artistic qnalitirs, aud =
give siteiaI expression ta shen
Harlem Of story and song holds stm
ulating material for their pens WIT
ers from fal and near haye depich
ed ii III many ways and ii# manN
languages
Langston Hughes, the lad from
Missouri has given us glimpse g
the real spirit of Harlem. Nlyis
drama ii It's sensueus night ife. Il
his poem Death N Harlem
Dancing close. and danein sweet,
Down ii i cellar back from lhs
street
In Dixie's place On l33fd
When the night is young
For an old night bird
Then there is the other over
shadowing commonplace wolk-a-daA
Harlem, where the doubly handicap.
ped black masses are engaged IA thu
grim struggle fer existence. OF thi'
phase Of Harlem life, the poet lai
written, THE Negro Servant an'
we feel with him the yealning Of !
soul
Another Of his poems. The Ne
gro Speaks Of Rivers strikes uni
versal note in the heart III mankind
Its closing lines. MY soul has groWf
deep, like the river. !. laaNes ont
wrapped il 4 fed ing Of awe ane
ecstacy. "The Weary Blues ane
Fine Clothes for the jew are alsf
much read poems. Some of hi'
novels are, Not Without Laughter
and ''The Ways 81 White Folks.
The latter is both amusing and pa
thetic and moves one from tears to
laughter with its poignant portrayal
Of human behavior.
His versatility is proven IN his
colorful Oriental word picture, In
an Emir's Harem.' Drums Of Hal
ii" is another success and las beer
dramatized.
His plays dealing with labor con-
ditions are winning high acclaim.
'Mulatto,' a stirring drama depict
ing the southern scene was on
Broadway for eleven months. .Tha
Negro Mother and "Scottsboro
Limited are agso among his works
of protest.
He won the Harmon gold award
a few years ago. His writings have
been translated into French. Span
ish, Italian, German, Russian, Chin
sse and japanese.
Langston Hughes, the Poet Of
Harlem and the new Negro. univer-
sal philosopher Of our own day will
appea, in person at the Dayton In
dustries building on the evening Of
March 10th at pm. Your pres