The Metropolitan Area Papillon Club of Washington DC, Inc. (MAP) is a nonprofit organization conceived to protect the Papillon breed and serve as an educational tool for the general public and club members.
In the mid ‘70s, a loosely organized band of Papillon supporters created the Mid-Atlantic Papillon Club, aka MAP, later to become The Metropolitan Area Papillon Club of Washington D.C., Inc. Their first formal organizational meeting and election of officers was held after the Papillon classes at the Baltimore County Kennel Club show on Sunday, Nov. 21, 1976. This historic event was followed by the groups first fun match on Sunday July 17, 1977. The match was preceded by the first annual pool party with smoked turkey and HAGs on Saturday the 16th. This gathering became associated with the club's early fund raising event, an annual auction which, to this day, provides financial backing for MAP’s endeavors.
The Best Adult at the first fun
match was Byrams Disco Queen³ owned by April Adams of the Delmarva
Coast and the Best of Opposite Sex Adult was JeJa’s Huger² owned by
Jessie Johnson from Columbia, SC. Best Puppy went to The Alethra
Stardust¹ owned by Sally Gell, Silver Spring, MD, and Best of Opposite
was Jolene’s Genie, owned by Randy Schmidt, Baldwin, MD. Starheir’s
Amanda Blaze owned and handled by Shirley Schwartz of Baltimore, MD, was
High in Trial. This bit of trivia is provided to demonstrate the club
has always had a wide geographic base.
¹ the breed’s 990th Champion; ² the 1006 Champion; ³ the 1014 Champion
The following kennel names were represented at the club's formation:
ALETHRA AZUCAR BANSHEE BYRAM DEBONAIR DONWEN D’RONDE GLENGARRY ISLA VERDE
JAN-RU JEJA JOLENE MARGUS MARSLYN SKORR SNO-RICH THE SHIRE TRACELYNN
Further historic landmarks:
August 1977 - The first issue of our newsletter, “The Monarch”, was published
March 1982
- The club name was changed as was the its constitution to establish
regular voting members (members within an AKC approved area) and
associate non-voting members (members outside the area) to give the club
a local stature instead of regional per an AKC requirement for
recognition.
November 1982 - AKC recognition received to hold B-OB matches
January 8, 1983 - First B-OB match followed by B-OB matches in June ‘83, September ‘83, February ’84, and September ‘84
February 24, 1985 - First A-OA match (Alan Harper, Conformation & Jr. Show judge; John Ward, Obedience judge) followed by a second A-OA match
April 20, 1986 - First independent specialty (Paula Bradley, Conformation judge; Kenneth Nagler, Obedience judge)
February 22, 1987 - Second independent specialty and adoption of our recurrent show date, i.e., the eighth show weekend of the year