THE MORNING POST AUGUST 11 1913

SCENE AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY

The scene which took place at St. Paul's Cathedral a week ago was repeated at Westminster Abbey during Divine service yesterday morning. Forty women, in two batches, entered the Abbey and seated themselves a few rows from the front facing the pulpit without attracting attention. When the Litany was about halfway through one batch began to chant the "prayer" for Mrs. Pankhurst, which it was stated had been printed and circulated among the militants for general use. At first, as the organ was playing the interruption was not noticed, and the women had got through the verse once before it dawned on the congregation what was happening. Vergers hurried to the spot and touched some of the women on the shoulder and asked them to go outside but the interrupters sang the verse through again, and then walked quietly out by the north-west door. Scarcely had they gone when another batch of twenty got up and chanted their appeal, and they were also spoken to, and quietly left. Although considerable commotion was caused the service was proceeded with as if nothing had happened.