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  • Good Old Days Magazine

    Rendered Speechless

    Oct 05, 2021 4 minutes
    By Josephine B. Pasquarello

    It’s a Saturday shortly before Christmas, Dec. 15, 1956. The smell of Christmas cookies fills the air. Out of 12 children in our family, six of us still believe in Santa Claus! My oldest sister, Trudy, and her boyfriend, Pat, just announced they’re going to go see Santa, and all who believe in him are welcome to come. George, John, Carmella, Josephine (that’s me), Antoinette and Anna all pile into Pat’s car.

    As Pat begins driving, he tells us we are going to the largest department store in Center City Philadelphia, John Wanamaker’s. As we all begin cheering, Trudy says, “When we get there, we must stay all together. There will be lots and

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