In 1917 , she was one of 1,500 people present at a dinner in Philadelphia where Secretary of War Newton D. Baker was to speak ; when he failed to appear , she was invited to speak instead and described the Rape of Belgium by the invading Germans . She subsequently toured the US and Canada as " the little Belgian girl " , publicizing the Belgians ' plight and raising a million dollars for relief to them . She received honors from the King and Queen of Belgium , including the Order of Leopold and the Order of the Crown ; she was also awarded the British Coronation Medal and was an officer of the French Academy
Coronation Medal
King George VI Coronation Medal
Suzanne Silvercruys