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SKÅL INTERNATIONAL LOS ANGELES INFORMATION & ORIENTATION GUIDE
PREAMBLE: This information has been prepared as a reference for the general guidance of the members of Skål International Los Angeles. For more complete and detailed information, please consult the By-Laws of Skål International USA and Skål International Los Angeles on their respective websites.
THE
SKÅL TOAST
Experts differ as to the origin of the word “Skoal”, which
occurs in the three Scandinavian languages and which is the basis for the
universal toast. The clubs in S.I.U.S.A. have traditionally used the following
version of the toast given with a glass of wine prior to dining:
“ To Fellow Skalleagues Everywhere,
Happiness, Good Health, Friendship, Long Life… SKÅL!”
It has long been a local custom of Skål International Los Angeles
to add the word Prosperity after “Long
Life” and before “Skål”.
HISTORY OF SKÅL
INTERNATIONAL LOS ANGELES
Skål International Los Angeles was chartered as Club #41 on June
23, 1948. It was the first club west of Chicago and the fourth club chartered
in North America. There were 27 charter members. Nine were from airlines,
eight from steamship lines, five from railroads, two from motor coach companies,
and three tour operators. In 1969-70, Alfred R. Bone, Jr., a charter member
and past president of the Skål Club of Los Angeles, as it was then
known, served as President of AISC.
In 1971 our club hosted the 10th annual North American Skål Congress.
The Los Angeles club sponsored the Orange Coast club in 1976 and the Palm
Springs club in 1986. Henry von Sieber served as President of the NSCUSA
during the period of 1971-1973. Los Angeles Past President Jay Beagle was
elected President of the National Skål Committee for 1991-1992, and
subsequently as Vice President of the International Skål Council.
Los Angeles member, Anders Kullander was elected as the only Honorary Member
of NSCUSA. In 1994, the Los Angeles club hosted the 55th AISC World Congress.
On June 23, 1998, the Skål Club of Los Angeles celebrated its 50th
Anniversary.
In November 1999, AISC announced the change of the name of all clubs to
Skål International, plus local designation, to be ratified at the
AISC Congress 2000. The Los Angeles club thus changed its formal name to
Skål International Los Angeles. Subsequently, in May 2001, the National
Skål Committee of the United States of America (NSCUSA) was changed
to conform to Skål International USA (SIUSA). At the 61st AISC World
Congress, convened at Malta in November 2000, Skål International
Los Angeles was named SKAL CLUB OF THE YEAR of the 516 active Clubs worldwide.
The Los Angeles Club is the 20th recipient of this award; only three North
American clubs have previously won this high honor since the competition
originated in 1952; New York in 1990, Chicago in 1992 and Orlando in 2007
GOVERNING ORGANIZATION
OF SKÅL INTERNATIONAL LOS ANGELES.
The club is governed by the Executive Committee consisting of the President,
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, the immediate two Past Presidents
as SIUSA representatives, plus, when possible, one member of each of the
six Active classifications.
The President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Classification
Representatives are elected by the club membership at the January regular
meeting for the up-coming term of office. Active, Transfer Active (Out),
Life and Honorary Los Angeles members are eligible to vote. The Administrative
Year of the club and term of office
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