It all began with Father Henry Mackin. There had been some experiments with Scouting at St.Vincent's earlier but they had been short lived. The National Organization had chartered Bayonne as a Council in 1927; and there followed a sharp interest in the program in the City. But it never took hold in the parish until the arrival of Father Mackin.

Father Mackin had studied the Scout Program during courses conducted by the national organization at the Schiff Scout Reservation in Mendham, New Jersey. He became deeply convinced of the program's secular and spiritual values for Catholic boys. In 1935 Father Mackin gathered together a group of interested parishioners. They then invited all boys in the parish to a meeting in the auditorium on April 4, 1935. And Scouting in St. Vincent's was on its way!

The large number of Scouts attending dictated that three troops be formed: Troop 25, under Scoutmaster Ed Bredehoft, with 27 boys; Troop 26, under Scoutmaster Hugh Malloy, with 27 boys; and Troop 27, under Scoutmaster N.F. Connor, with 26 boys.

The three troops met every Friday night: one in the auditorium, one in the front basement, and one in the rear basement. To be fair the use of the three areas rotated every week.

Besides the regular indoor program, in those early days, the boys participated in day hikes and camped overnight at Willow Brook in Staten Island. They had to hike to the Bergen Point ferry to cross the Kill Von Kull and then hike on to the campsite. In the summer they were transported in trucks to Camp Mohegan courtesy of the City Commissioners. Some also attended sessions at the Schiff Scout Reservation in Mendham, New Jersey.

A number of the original Scouts were able to attend the National Jamboree in Washington in 1937.

Ed Bredehoft remained as Scoutmaster throughout the 1930s, turning over tile unit to John Meltreiter in 1940. The following year Father Mackin was transferred, but by that time scouting had a firm foot hold in the parish. Father Edward Wojtycha became Scout Moderator and began to oversee the activities of all three troops. In 1941 Troop 25 awarded its first Eagle to John Prinzendorf (the family name was later shortened to Price). That year also saw the Troop give start to a new and long tradition at St.Vincent's.

In 1941 Ed Verenault and John Mehltretter approached Father Wojtycha and discussed the forming of a drum and bugle corps as an adjunct to Troop 25. Monsignor Dolan approved the project. The Troop then searched the City for all available drums and brass instruments. They obtained some from the old Bayonne Council Band. These were repaired with the expenditure of thirty-five dollars and the unit was "in business .