By 1950 attendance for the season had dropped to 38,678.
But, she said, attendance had dropped to half of that in recent years.
As attendance dropped, the church cut back to one service on Sunday, from two.
By early November, attendance had dropped back to 42 percent.
Had the season been 52 weeks, attendance would have dropped slightly.
During the 2005 convention the following year, the attendance dropped from 407 to 227.
But each year since, attendance has dropped - to 433,000 in 2003.
"When we have no food, attendance drops to less than half."
By the 1990's, attendance had dropped to 200,000 a year.
Attendance has dropped in three of the past four seasons.