Colonel Ayers, General Staff, and his secretary, Miss Ruth Higgins, participate in an abandon ship drill aboard the George Washington during their journey to France. This image depicts scenes aboard the ship as the Presidential Party, enroute to the Peace Conference, prepares for potential emergencies.

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