Knights Templar September Conclaves in San Francisco

S. l. (San Francisco): s. n., 1888. Softcover. First edition; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. [4]; white stock, printed in black; full-page, engraved frontis; faint intersecting crease lines; very mild age-toning along spine; facsimile signature of Commander Frank French; very good or better condition.A scarce program for the September conclaves of the Knights Templar, it featured a beautiful engraving of a knight by the water of the San Francisco Bay, with Alcatraz in the far left, under the slogan "Golden Gate Commandery. In Hoc Signo Vinces." The pamphlet listed the events scheduled for the month, including an excursion on the bay on the steamer "Encinal," and the past commanders and the officers for 1888.