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Show Epworlfi League Expects More Camp Attendance An Increase In attendance at the summer camps of tha Epworth league of the Methodist church this season is expected, Owen M. Geer of Chicago, Chi-cago, secretary, said at a meeting Tuesday at the Hotel Utah. Mora than 40.000 young people, members of the league, attended the 16S Institutes, or summer camps. In 1932, It waa reported. Officials of the league from various states west of Chlcsgo were still arriving ar-riving in Salt Lake Tuesday to attend the sessions, which do not conclude until Friday. The deans and managers man-agers of the lesgua and young people's peo-ple's institute opened tha convention Monday night Roy C. Burt, social service secretary of tha board of church education, spoke on "Youth and the New Age." The Rev. Chester Carwardine. pastor pas-tor of tha Liberty Park Methodist church, welcomed the delegates at the opening meeting Tuesday at a. m. A general discussion on "Growing Christian Personality" waa led by Mr. Geer. Sessions are being held each day at 8 30 a. m 2 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. Dr. E. Guy Talhott of the National Council Coun-cil for tha Prevention of War or Dr. Corliss P. Hsrgravee of the department depart-ment of missionary education will peak Tuesday night Tha public It .invited. |