Minnie Menger Schlosser
Minnie Menger Schlosser
Co-founder and long-serving Vice-President and Director of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company. Full name Wilhelmina Menger, known as Minnie. Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. Menger of San Antonio (East Commerce Street). Sister of Gus P. Menger.
Life and roles
First marriage: William R. Hoffmann (tea and coffee merchant), married June 1, 1909 at her parents’ home on East Commerce Street. Only intimate relatives attended, including the Hoffmann family of New Braunfels. The couple’s first home was a cottage at Nolan and Hackberry Streets. Hoffmann died January 10, 1912.
Founding role: After her husband’s death, she became one of the three original incorporators of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company (chartered February 5, 1912), holding the role of Vice-President. The company consolidated her late husband’s business with the Merchants Coffee Company (owned by W. E. Hayman).
Second marriage: Dr. William J. Schlosser. By December 1922 she is already referred to as “Mrs. William Schlosser” in the “Little Journeys” article — earlier than previously noted. By 1923 the full form “Mrs. (Dr.) William J. Schlosser” is used.
1923 profile: “Formerly Mrs. William R. Hoffmann, vice president and director, Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company. Mrs. Schlosser, a well-known San Antonio woman, who, by retaining her position in the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co., demonstrates her belief that San Antonio capital should be used in the promotion of San Antonio’s industries.”
Despite W. E. Hayman’s exit from the company in 1920 (his interests bought out by G. P. Menger), she retained her full interest and position.
Open questions
- Birth and death dates unknown from current sources.
- Did she maintain any active operational role beyond the directorship?
- What was her relationship to Gus R. Menger, R. W. Menger, T. J. Menger, and L. B. Menger?