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 und isputed boss of Boston&rsquo\;s Ward 8 (later Ward 5\, then Ward 3 unde r re-districting) from about 1885 until his death in 1933. Reproduction s of W. Norman Ritchie&rsquo\;s political cartoons from the Boston Post and others from the Boston Globe will be on display together with graph ic panels featuring related articles and Lomasney&rsquo\;s most renowne d quotes\, including &ldquo\;Don't write when you can talk. Don't talk when you can nod your head.&rdquo\; (Download Lomasney photos and drawi ngs here.)\nThe show runs in the Members Gallery and is curated by West End Museum Executive Director Duane Lucia. The exhibit reception takes p lace on June 16 at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Guests wil l enjoy light refreshments\, including the &ldquo\;Ward Eight&rdquo\;&md ash\;a cocktail created in 1898 at Locke-Ober in honor of Lomasney&rsqu o\;s election to the state legislature and the district largely respons ible for his victory.\n&ldquo\;Martin Lomasney is without a doubt one o f the central figures in West End lore\,&rdquo\; says Lucia. &ldquo\;Hi s influence on the community\, both socially and politically\, cannot b e overstated. To this day\, the street named after him (Lomasney Way) i s a testament to the legendary status he holds with many current and fo rmer residents of the area\, and we felt the Museum should honor that.& rdquo\;\nBorn in Boston in 1859\, Lomasney was the son of Irish immigran ts who fled to the U.S. during the great potato famine. After leaving s chool in the eighth grade\, he befriended a local ward boss\, who steer ed him from trouble and gave him a job as a lamplighter and health insp ector. In 1875 he entered politics as an aide to Boston's Democratic bo ss\, Michael Wells. Often referred to as the &ldquo\;mahatma&rdquo\; or &ldquo\;czar\,&rdquo\; Lomasney gained political prowess and wielded s ubstantial control over city and county politics. He served as State Se nator\, 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 1885 at the corner of Lowe ll and Causeway streets. What began as a social club became the heart o f Lomasney&rsquo\;s political machine. For nearly 50 years\, no politic al candidate from his district was successful in being elected without Lomasney&rsquo\;s endorsement.\nVisit our website\, The West End MuseumJ oin our facebook page\, The West End Museum URL:http://charlestown.patch.com/events/ward-boss-lomasney-be437104 SUMMARY:Ward Boss Lomasney LOCATION:West End Museum: 150 Staniford St\, Boston\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR