Editing Knights of Columbus (section)

== Auxiliary groups ==
=== Women's auxiliaries ===

Many councils also have women's auxiliaries. At the turn of the 20th century, two were formed by local councils, each taking the name [[Daughters of Isabella]].{{sfn|Kauffman|1982|p=125}}<ref name="isabella" /> They expanded and issued charters to other circles but never merged. The newer organization renamed itself the [[Catholic Daughters of the Americas]] in 1921, and both have structures independent of the Knights of Columbus.<ref name="cda" />{{sfn|Kauffman|1982|pp=125–126}} Other groups are known as the [[Columbiettes]].{{sfn|Kauffman|1982|p=125}} In the Philippines, the ladies' auxiliary is known as the Daughters of Mary Immaculate.<ref name="dmi" />

A proposal in 1896 to establish councils for women did not pass and was never proposed again.{{sfn|Kauffman|1982|p=126}}

=== Columbian Squires ===

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The Knights' official junior organization is the [[Columbian Squires]]. According to its founder Barnabas McDonald, "The supreme purpose of the Columbian Squires is character building."<ref name="roadrunner" />

It was founded in 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota, by [[Barnabas McDonald]].<ref name="encyclopedia" /><ref name="manhattan" /><ref name="DeLorme" /> The formation of new Squire Circles in the United States and Canada is discouraged, as the Order desires to move youth activities from exclusive clubs into the local parish youth groups.<ref name="DeLorme" />