Society column item in the San Antonio Light of Thursday, 10 May 1962 noting that Miss Ruth Lemoyne Menger, Incarnate Word High School senior and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gus Menger, was honored with a recent cola party by Mrs. Gus P. Menger in her home — fiesta motif decorations, about 30 classmates attended. Useful genealogical and family-circle confirmation for the Menger family at H&H Coffee Co. just months before the 1962 Continental Coffee sale.
- Ruth Lemoyne Menger is the daughter of Albert G. Menger and Lemoyne Flaherty (married July 8, 1942 — see [the 2 July 1942 society column]({% post_url 1942-07-02-san-antonio-express-news-parties-planned-bride-elect-flaherty-menger %})). The forename “Lemoyne” passes from mother to daughter.
- The name “Albert Gus Menger” as printed lightly confirms Albert G. Menger’s middle name as Gus (after his father Gus P. Menger). The same Albert G. Menger had been H&H president since May 1960.
- Mrs. Gus P. Menger (Ruth Lemoyne’s paternal grandmother) hosts the party — suggesting the Gus P. Menger household at 1919 Kenilworth was an active extended-family social venue in May 1962.
- Ruth’s father Albert G. Menger and grandfather Gus P. Menger appear together a month earlier in the SA Express-News “Generation to Generation” Master Chef ad (HH-CLIP-1962-0005).
Transcription
Senior Party List Rises
Miss Jane Chipley, Alamo Heights High School senior, was honored by her aunts, Mrs. Wallace Heard and Mrs. Anna Garner, at a chuck wagon supper recently in the River House. Forty-three couples attended.
Miss Ruth Lemoyne Menger, Incarnate Word High School senior, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gus Menger, was honored with a recent cola party by Mrs. Gus P. Menger in her home. The fiesta motif was featured in the decorations. About 30 of her classmates attended.
Miss Eleanor Ruhnke, Providence High School senior, was honored at an informal graduation party given recently by Mrs. T. Jerry Ruhnke and Miss Helen Ruhnke in the home of the former.
The school colors of blue and white were featured in the centerpiece of a large brandy snifter “graduate” figurine with carnations and snapdragons. The honoree, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ruhnke, plans to attend San Antonio College in the fall.
Miss Aura Nell Ranzau, this city, senior at Edison High School, and Bradly Gallamore, high school senior in Alice, were honored recently with a graduation party at Mathis Lake by Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Wiley and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cuvelier, Alice. Fifteen guests attended.
Source
- “Senior Party List Rises,” San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Thursday, 10 May 1962, p. 30.
- Digital clip: Newspapers.com (accessed 20 May 2026).
- Archived PDF: /assets/pdfs/1962-05-10-san-antonio-light-senior-party-list-rises-ruth-lemoyne-menger.pdf.
- Gallery: Newspaper Clippings (HH-CLIP-1962-0006).