Robert C., son of Robert it and Josephine (Thomas) Rider, was born Jan. 22, 1882. He acquired his early education in the public schools, then became a student at the Pennington Seminary, New Jersey. He learned the machinist's trade at Stroudsburg, Pa., and was a journeyman in the gun department of the Bethlehem Steel Works for seven years. In 1909 he organized the Allentown automobile works, of which he is the proprietor, these being located at No. 1411 Chew Street The garage is a two story structure, fifty by one hundred and twenty feet. He has the agency for the Overland car, and employs four men. Fraternally he is connected with the Masonic Fraternity; the Junior Order of American Mechanics, of Allentown, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Stroudsburg. He and his family are members of the Cetronia Lutheran church. Mr. Ritter married, in 1908, Annie, a daughter of Horace and Alice (Rupp) Beisel.