 He then wrote to Joel L. Baskin, Grand Dragon of the Realm of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, who responded that he would come and organize a chapter when Byrd had recruited 150 people.Byrd’s house couldn't fit 150 people, so he arranged to hold the ceremony at the home of C.M.“Clyde” Goodwin, a former law enforcement officer who lived in Crab Orchard, West Virginia.