The Order of the Squires of the Round Table was established in 1995 as a pledge of DeMolay. It's mission is to allow young men from the ages of 9 through 12 to have an opportunity to participate in some of the fun activities with DeMolay, but not to be overwhelmed with the age differences and leadership training that is part of DeMolay.

 

The basic organization is called a "Manor." The reason why the Squires are known as the Squires of the Round Table is because when the organization was first being put together in Vancouver, WA, the Squires didn't have anywhere to meet but in a card room gathered together around a round table. Each Squire Manor is sponsored by a DeMolay Chapter and under the control of the adult leadership (called an Advisory Council) of the sponsoring Chapter.

 

The Squire emblem is a round circle emblematic of the Squires of the Round Table and is divided into four sections. The first section in the left-hand corner is a DeMolay emblem because if there was no DeMolay, there would be no Squires. In the upper right hand corner is a gavel, which represents the gavel of justice held by the Master Squire during the meetings. In the bottom left hand corner is a sword emblematic of the sword of truth held by the Senior Squire during the meetings. Last, in the lower right hand corner are the books of wisdom which are held by the Junior Squire during the meetings.