The “most memorable dinner party in the Old West” just may be Julius Rosch’s stag dinner in Deming, New Mexico, in 1913. To show off the home he had just built for his family, he hosted a dinner for men who had been living in Deming for 30 years, like him. A total of 28 men came that night. Last April, more than 600 people showed up for the 100th Deming-Luna County Old Timers’ Association dinner that is the legacy of that party. Tommy and Delia Perez, co-presidents of the association
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