Show SIGNALS THAT f FAILED ao 10 situation 0 a man who and the i habit I 1 have long since quit serving on committees said from arkan v ho is now living in new orleans accord ng to the times democrat and under circumstances would I 1 accept a place on any kind of a corn cittee I 1 h 1 the committee habit once and I 1 1 id a thoroughly devel aped case of it too I 1 living in J atle I 1 ock at tl time and no corn cittee was complete w phout my carne here was on one occasion a big f motion at the capital and I 1 was 1 on an important commit tee the hall ws jammed with spec gators and quests e hid even avail able band in that section of the aoun tr including il e bands which had been organized in private and i institutions one of my duties was to look after the bands so the music could be kept oolong another member of the committee had scattered the bands aroi nd the hall and he had placed one band up in the gallery port on of the hall I 1 w sh vo 1 11 s gnal the band in the gallery to strike up he said to me and I 1 made my way down the aisle until I 1 got to a point where the band was placed in the gallery I 1 made the signal tl e members of the band pa d no on to me whatever I 1 got bic ted an 1 a bit anar and my sig nal ng became more violent and I 1 wei t gh a series of absurd arm movements and mv face v as burning up with embarrassment I 1 felt a man pull n at my coat tail and when I 1 turned aro ind he said eve ise me but are you aviv ng it that band in the gallery are tl P biggest lot of bloc heads I 1 ever saw I 1 said in rei ly excuse me he sa d softly that is the band from the blind aay lum I 1 have not served on a commit tee s nee that tune and I 1 be eve I 1 am completely cured of the commit tee habit |