FINAL UPDATE for others who will come looking for info on dress code, especially kilts and / or tattoos.
I’ve worn kilts to every pre-lodge meeting for 6 months as well as any open lodge events I could attend.
I have had no issues with either the kilt, nor the tattoos I described and I was initiated last night.
As a matter of opinion I will say that every lodge is probably different in that aspect. Though I had no issues at this lodge in CO, I suspect that it may not have been the same at a lodge in my home areas of MS and LA.
Best of luck to any who consider this garment.