Blue ribbon Blue ribbon The blue ribbon is a symbol of high quality. The association comes from The Blue Riband, a prize awarded for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by passenger liners and, prior to that from Cordon Bleu, which referred to the blue ribbon worn by a particular order of knights. The spelling "blue riband" is still encountered in most English-speaking countries, but in the United States, the term was altered to "blue ribbon", and ribbons of this color came to be awarded for first place in certain athletic or other competitive endeavours (such as county and state fairs).
Blue ribbon badge Canadian movement, until sexual scandal stalled his progress. William Noble and W. J. Palmer led the movement in the UK. From 1880 to 1882 the cause of abstinence was revived in Great Britain by the Gospel Temperance or Blue Ribbon movement, based in America. They sent a member named Richard Booth to promote their cause in England through mass meetings held up and down the country. In 1882 and 1883, Rev. M. Baxter edited "The Blue Ribbon Official Gazette and Gospel Temperance Herald", a journal dedicated to the Temperance movement. In 1874, Henry A. Reynolds created the Red Ribbon Reform