Grade school age girls would embroider a light blue floss around the triangle.

High School age girls would embroider tan floss around the triangle and

Girls in business and industry would embroider red floss around the triangle.

The first style of membership pin was 3/4" triangle

1921 Handbook

The early Girl Reserves program had earned recognition to be placed on the armband. Although the handbook notes these are cloth emblems, a later adult advisor's book notes that the emblems would be metal buttons.

1928 Girl Reserves (summer) uniform, white middy blouse, white pleated skirt, Copenhagen Blue silk tie. Winter uniform was a navy blue skirt. Camp uniform was navy bloomers.

Girl Reserve metal button

By 1928 the membership pins had a circle around the triangle

Later pins were the same size, but had a line under the "GR"

Girl Reserve Slogan: Face Life Squarely

Girl Reserves Purpose: To find and give the best.

Girl Reserves Pledge: I will do my best to honor God, my country, and my community, to help other girls and to be in in ways a loyal, true member of the Girl Reserves.

felt armband for Senior Girl Reserves

1940 Song Book

Note paper with the Girl Reserves emblem

Publicity slide - this photo also appeared in the handbook

This National Archives image shows girls of Japanese ancestry who were interred at the Las Ninas Relocation Camp during World War II. They are wearing Girl Reserves armbands and the note card in front says "Las Ninas G.R. club"