2 Pins and 1 Button - Need help

[traindispatcher]

The first picture reads "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES" meaning ""in this sign you shall conquer." other than that I have no Idea.
This button is listed again from this site - http://www.treasurenet.com/forum/photos/messages/1062095.shtml

The second picture features 2 lions with the crown on top. This is a pin, that attaches on the back, but no writing/enscription.

The third picture reads "CREDE ET VINCE" meaning "Believe and conquer". again no idea.

-Any help?

 

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[PBK]

The button is from the Knights Templar fraternal order (also known in Masonic York Rite tradition as The Commandery). It's probably late 1800's - early 1900's, although they're still made today:

http://www.waterburybutton.com/user...r Uniform&subcatg=Organizations,Crowns&id=208

For more Knights Templar info:

http://www.knightstemplar.org/faq.html


The second pin is the distinctive insignia, or DI, of the 200th Infantry, U.S. Army. Their motto, Crede et Vince, is Latin for, "Believe and Conquer." It dates 1951 or later.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

The crown and cross are the emblem of the Knights Templar, a Masonic body. Their motto is In Hoc Signo Vinces. Presque Isle Commandry K of M? (Knights of Malta?) No. 459. It is analogous to Northern Commandry No. 16, located in the Valley of Towanda, PA, I believe

On March 2, 1784, these same brethren applied to the Grand Lodge of England for a charter, which was subsequently issued to them on September 29, 1784.They were warranted under the name of African Lodge, No. 459 on the register of the Grand Lodge of England by authority of then Grand Master, the Duke of Cumberland.