On March 10, 1970 a meeting was held at the Vigilant Fire Hall between officers of the Erie County Volunteer Fireman’s Auxiliary and the Vigilant truckroom officer’s wives: Harriet Wonderly, Cynthia O’Hare, Elizabeth Nash, Alane Hoy, Lorraine Falkner and Ruth Mann. On March 17, 1970, another meeting was held to go over by-laws. A letter was sent to the fireman to see if they would like to have an auxiliary.
On April 14, 1970, the first official meeting of the Vigilant Ladies Auxiliary was held. The following women were elected:
President Cynthia O’Hare
Vice President Gladys Gick
Secretary Carole Donahue
Treasurer Marcella Herkey
Sergeant-at-Arms Billie Jane Walkden
The following is a list of charter members who brought the current Auxiliary into existence:
Jean Butcher
Carole Donahue
Jane Falkner
Carole Gick
Gladys Gick
Noreen Harkelroad
Eileen Hahn
Marcella Herkey
Alane Hoy
Shirley Jones
Judy Kazmierczak
Margaret Kelly
Eleanor Krempholtz
Jacqueline Lefever
Elaine Lockwood
Joyce Mann
Ruth Mann
Deanna Mund
Elizabeth Nash
Cynthia O’Hara
Mary Ellen O’Hara
Ruth Sainsbury
Alice Shine
Edith Stearns
Billie Jane Walkden
Harriet Wonderly
Jean Wroblewski