BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Martin Lomasney Legend &\; Wit Live on in New Exhibit (May 15 - August 4\, 2012)\nWard Boss Lomasney\, a new show at the West End Museum\, commemorates the legendary status of Martin Lomasney\, the un disputed boss of Boston&rsquo\;s Ward 8 (later Ward 5\, then Ward 3 un der re-districting) from about 1885 until his death in 1933. Reproduct ions of W. Norman Ritchie&rsquo\;s political cartoons from the Boston Post and others from the Boston Globe will be on display together with g raphic panels featuring related articles and Lomasney&rsquo\;s most re nowned quotes\, including &ldquo\;Don't write when you can talk. Don't talk when you can nod your head.&rdquo\; (Download Lomasney photos an d drawings here.)\nThe show runs in the Members Gallery and is curated b y West End Museum Executive Director Duane Lucia. The exhibit reception takes place on June 16 at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Gue sts will enjoy light refreshments\, including the &ldquo\;Ward Eight&rdq uo\;&mdash\;a cocktail created in 1898 at Locke-Ober in honor of Lomas ney&rsquo\;s election to the state legislature and the district largel y responsible for his victory.\n&ldquo\;Martin Lomasney is without a d oubt one of the central figures in West End lore\,&rdquo\; says Lucia. &ldquo\;His influence on the community\, both socially and politicall y\, cannot be overstated. To this day\, the street named after him (Lo masney Way) is a testament to the legendary status he holds with many current and former residents of the area\, and we felt the Museum shou ld honor that.&rdquo\;\nBorn in Boston in 1859\, Lomasney was the son of Irish immigrants who fled to the U.S. during the great potato famine. After leaving school in the eighth grade\, he befriended a local ward boss\, who steered him from trouble and gave him a job as a lamplight er and health inspector. In 1875 he entered politics as an aide to Bos ton's Democratic boss\, Michael Wells. Often referred to as the &ldquo \;mahatma&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;czar\,&rdquo\; Lomasney gained political prowess and wielded substantial control over city and county politics. He served as State Senator\, State Representative and Alderman while conducting business out of his West End headquarters at the Hendricks Club.\nLomasney and his brother Joseph founded the Hendricks Club in 188 5 at the corner of Lowell and Causeway streets. What began as a social club became the heart of Lomasney&rsquo\;s political machine. For nea rly 50 years\, no political candidate from his district was successful in being elected without Lomasney&rsquo\;s endorsement.\nVisit our we bsite\, The West End MuseumJoin our facebook page\, The West End Museum URL:http://lynnfield.patch.com/events/ward-boss-lomasney-60216cf1 SUMMARY:Ward Boss Lomasney LOCATION:West End Museum: 150 Staniford St\, Boston\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR