The Phillips Collection museum director. Their son, Laughlin, became director in 1972. He led The Phillips Collection through a multi-year program to ensure the physical and financial security of the collection, renovate and enlarge the museum buildings, expand and professionalize the staff, conduct research on the collection, and make the Phillips more accessible to the public. In 1992, Charles S. Moffett, a noted author and curator, was named director. Moffett was directly involved with the presentation of several ambitious exhibitions during his six-year tenure, including the memorable "Impressionists on the Seine: A Celebration of Renoir’s "Luncheon of the Boating Party"" in 1996. Jay
Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) played an important role in the politics of Romania. In the early 20th century, the party underwent several schisms. In January 1908, Take Ionescu left to found the Conservative Democratic Party ("Partidul Conservator-Democrat", PCD). In May 1915, Nicolae Filipescu led a group out of the party that favored joining World War I on the "Entente" side; in October 1916, the Filipescu and Ionescu groups fused as the Conservative Nationalist Party ("Partidul Conservator Naţionalist"). In 1918–19 the party split into the "Partidul Conservator-Democrat" (which, in 1922, fused with the National Party) and the short-lived "Partidul Conservator-Progresist". Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) The