▁a ▁Conse iller ▁( just ice ) ▁and ▁later ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Cass ation . ▁The ▁family ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁in ▁flight ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁I ; ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁US ▁citiz en ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Her ▁brother , ▁Baron ▁, ▁was ▁a ▁poet ▁and ▁professor ▁of ▁French ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Canada ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁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 ▁R ape ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁by ▁the ▁inv ading ▁Germ ans . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁tou red ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Canada ▁as ▁" the ▁little ▁Belg ian ▁girl ", ▁public izing ▁the ▁Bel gi ans ' ▁pl ight ▁and ▁raising ▁a ▁million ▁dollars ▁for ▁relief ▁to ▁them . ▁She ▁received ▁hon ors ▁from ▁the ▁King ▁and ▁Queen ▁of ▁Belg ium , ▁including ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Leopold ▁and ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ; ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁British ▁Cor on ation ▁Medal ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Silver c ru ys ▁originally ▁hoped ▁for ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁music ian ; ▁she ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁sculpt ure ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ill ▁with ▁t uber cul